Four Seasons Inro silver pendant - with Spring symbolized by Plum blossom, Chrysanthemum flowers for Summer, Maple for Autumn and Bamboo for Winter. Chain not included. 40x30mm

"Inspired by the traditional Inros and with details depicting the Four Seasons. Since traditional kimonos have no pockets, Japanese men and women would wear a layered box called an Inro which hung below the obi (the belt) on a doublecord. At the top of the cord, a large carved bead called netsuke acted as a toggle to safeguard the inro with the cord passing under the obi.
The smaller ojime bead was used as a sliding closure to secure the lid of the inro."