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Netsuke (Japanese): A miniature carving made of a large variety of materials, including wood, ivory, bone, metal, which serves as a counter weight or toggle to hold the string attached to the inro or tobacco pouch or purse , worn suspended from the obi. During the Edo period (1615-1812), especially during the 18th century, netsuke carving reached a high point; it then declined during the 19th century when netsuke were no longer widely used, especially after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. However, there are still master netsuke carvers in Japan today who produce highly collectible and expensive netsuke.

The broad categories for netsuke are: kataborinetsuke - "sculpture netsuke", figural netsuke carved in the round, normally about 3 " high; anaborinetsuke - hollow netsuke, carved with a hollow center like the clam netsuke; sashinetsuke -literally "stab" netsuke, about 6" long, seen in long fish netsuke; obi-hasami sashinetsuke -another elongated netsuke but with a curved bottom; mennetsuke or mask netsuke, often in the shape of noh masks; manju netsuke - flat, round and thick netsuke, often done in relief carving and sometimes made of two halves;
ryusanetsuke - shaped similar to manju but carved in pierced fashion; kagamibutanetsuke - "mirror lid netsuke", of manju shape but with an often elaborately decorated metal disc fitted as a lid over the ivory part of the netsuke.

Ojime (Japanese): A small sliding bead, made from a variety of materials such as bone, ivory, wood, lacquer, jade, through which are passed the silken cords used to suspend an inro, tobacco pouch or money purse - once worn by Japanese men. Ojime beads can be intricately decorated and can be in the shape of animal or human figures.

Inro (Japanese): A small container, made of several sections, perfectly fitted on top of each other so that the different sections are barely noticeable. They were made of many materials but wood decorated with different lacquer techniques was the most common and sought after. Inro were carried on the right hip, suspended from the obi with a double silk cord attached to a netsuke. The ojime held the cords together just below the obi. Inro have been worn for several centuries and were originally a two compartment box used to hold seals and ink pad - stored at home. During the Edo period, inro turned into a portable version, with several compartments, used as medicine boxes. The different sections are held together with cords that pass through the himotoshi - the holes in each section. The cords then end at the bottom of the inro in a knot and are fastened with the ojime at the top. Many celebrated artists produced inro. Samurai were allowed to wear inro.

Sagemono (Japanese): These are containers suspended from the obi. Originally, fire-making tools were carried in these pouches. The kinchaku or money pouches came into use later, first made of leather and then of decorated brocade. At first, the sagemono were attached to the sword hilt. The most famous sagemono was the inro when it was used to store a seal and ink pad in a two compartment container.