Antique Rare Japanese FLOWER PUZZLE BALL 2 balls inside

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T his item is made of RARE MATERIAL AND NATURAL GRAIN IS CLEAR . This product is carved in real details and item made by hand. The picture clearly shows the carving quality. This item is perfectly for collection or gift and item can keep and go to incraese their value . We will ship world-wide. We accept Paypal . Postage discount available for purchasing more than one items. What is Netsuke? Japanese people used to hang their everyday articles such as small money pouches, tobacco pouches, and seal or medicine cases (inro) from their sash or belt (obi), because the Japanese traditional garment (kimono) has no pockets. To prevent it falling to the ground, the hanging object(s) (collectively called sagemono) was attached to a small toggle with a cord, and the toggle is called netsuke.In general, the netsuke has the following physical characteristics or requirements: To serve as a toggle attached to hanging objects, it has a hole or a channel (himotoshi) to put the cord through. To be worn as an accessory or held in hands, it doesn't (or shouldn't) have parts that can easily be broken or might catch the garment. To be worn at the waist, it is comparatively small. It is generally about as large as you can hold in your hand, but it could be a bit smaller or larger than that. In early times, netsuke flourished as a part of the ensemble read more