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A Four Piece Tonkotsu Set - Late Edo/Early Meiji browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900: item # 373862 Please refer to our stock # Ichi 4152 when inquiring.
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| A very nice Japanese Tonkotsu (tobacco container) set consisting of a plain round wooden lidded tobacco box with a four character mark on the lid – a lacquer ojime with metal flowers on two sides - a Japanese pipe with turned metal fittings at the mouthpiece end and the tobacco bowl end – and an elongated boxwood pipe holder carved in the shape of man with his arms outstretched over his head (possibly depicting a South Seas islander because of the grass skirt. We date this set to the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1840-1885. It is in excellent condition with only one tiny chip to the inner rim of the round tobacco box – a lustrous patina throughout. The tonkotsu measures 3 1/8" diameter by 1 1/4" deep. The boxwood pipe holder is 7 7/8" long by 1" diameter at its widest; and the pipe measures 7" long. Tonkotsu differ from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines. The tonkotsu usually has only a single compartment; the inro, usually more than one. Tonkotsu are most often made of wood as the case on this piece; inro, most often of lacquer. Tonkotsu are generally bulkier and bolder; inro, smaller and more elegant. Tonkotsu were carried by the lower classes, while inro were intended for the aristocrats. | |||||||||||||||
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