Tinder pouch

Description

Small tinder pouch of pale brown leather with a silver paulownia clasp, containing a fire steel (hiuchi-gane) and a flint piece, to which is attached by silk cords a carved netsuke of a boy crouching under a table and a hinged oval box of iron fitted with a fire-lock (hakkagu) and containing tinder: Japan, netsuke by Gyokuzan, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1911.242

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tinder pouch, Flint, Fire steel, Netsuke, Box, Tinder

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Edo period, Japanese

Materials

Leather, Flint, Wood, Iron

Physical description

Leather purse, wood netsuke, iron box, silken cords

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, exploring east asia