Ornament

Item number Ed5.1425 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Netsuke carved of very hard lightweight dark brown wood, consisting of elliptical- shaped ring to which are attached (all carved from one piece of wood) two ellipse shaped pieces, one end of each is carved out leaving a ring which passes through the central ring. The other end of each is bulbous and hollow, with a slit around the periphery, the slit having a circular perforation at each end.

History Of Use

Toggle to support an inro (small container) on a belt. This netsuke is carved in the shape of 2 wooden Buddhist gongs (mokugko). Netsuke were worn by Japanese men from the late 16th to mid-19th centuries; strung on one end of a cord, at the other end of which was attached an inro, smoking accessories, purse, or other things. A bead (ojime) was strung on the cord. The cord was put through the wearers girdle and the netsuke prevented the objects from slipping through.