Netsuke

 Netsuke - Keychain, used to attach pouch or box with a small gizmos to the belt of traditional Japanese costume deprived pockets. Netsuke are miniature figurines made of bone, stone or wood with a hole, which distinguishes them from other types of Japanese miniature sculptures. In this hole is threaded one end of the stick under your belt cord with useful things. Knot that binds ends, hid in the netsuke. The first mention of these charms are the XVII century. By the beginning of the XX century, as strengthening the position of the European costume in Japan, netsuke lost functional significance, remains a subject of art.