Museum Collection

Museum Collection

Tobacco Pouch

Woman's gold tsuzure-nishiki pocket tobacco pouch with wave and rabbit pattern

Woman's gold tsuzure-nishiki pocket tobacco pouch with wave and rabbit pattern
Date Meiji period

This gorgeous tsuzure-nishiki brocade with its gold base is designed with an image of a rabbit on waves, a reference to the Noh story, “Chikubujima”.