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Antique 18th C Japan Inro Trinket Box/Rouge Pot & Carved Bead Stone Ojime

$ 98.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Condition: Nice and intact, a previous collector's note...
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Featured Refinements: Japanese wood Box
  • Maker: Japan
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Color: Brown
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Type: Layered Boxes
  • Region of Origin: Japan

    Description

    Presented is an old Rouge pot/trinket box, attached white seed as a connect, and a white mineral at the end decoraton.
    Rouge pots, similar to Inro box, are customarily wore by Asian folks (China, Japan, Korean, Vietnam, etc) a century ago, suspended (sometimes hidden) on their waist (clothes at that time has no pockets).   They were used for holding small objects (such as medicine, fragrance, etc) and were traditionally accompanied or decorated with small Netsuke and/or Ojime (finely carved figurines/beads, rare and personal/meaning small decorators).
    Size, 1.25" d1 1/8" h (pot), 3/4" x 1 1/8" x 5/8" (deco), 3/8" x 1/4" x 3/8" (bead), weight, 0.8 oz.
    A rear collectible artifact!