Tobacco case – summer design. Photo: Minamoto Tadayuki

European printed cotton (also called Dutch printed cotton) produced as an imitation of Indian printed cotton was much valued like its precursor during the Edo period. The netsuke is a western dog carved from ivory, while the string fastener is a glass bead. The netsuke functions to keep the bead on the string, and is tucked into the sash to hang the pouch from the waist.