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Tabakobon (tobacco tray)

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Tobacco and Salt Museum

Tobacco and Salt Museum
Sumida, Japan

This tray is heavy because it is made of rosewood. Its surface is filled with carved chrysanthemum and many butterflies. Butterflies are expressed colorfully with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and cloisonné. There are butterflies on kiseru (Japanese pipe) and the charcoal container, too.

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