The velvet with patterns dyed using copper plate was made in the Netherlands. The metal fitting is of Edo shippō design. Attached to the end of the chains on the left are netsukes in the shape of a bird and a shō (panpipe-like instrument).
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Title: Edo makeup pouch with a pocket mirror. Photo: Minamoto Tadayuki
Subject Keywords: Edo-fukuromono, Fukuromono, Tokyo