A friend of mine has a magnificent collection of these little Japanese beauties. Their size makes them perfect collectibles.
"The traditional Japanese garment, the kimono, has no pockets. Small personal items to be carried were either tucked into the kimono’s large sleeves, slipped under the sash (obi), or placed in small multi-compartment cases (inro) or other hanging containers (sagemono) that were suspended from the obi with cords. Netsuke—pronounced “nets-keh”—are toggles and were worn to counterbalance these containers."
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