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And there are historic bags, such as an inro, a pillbox bag from the 19th century used by Japanese men to carry medicine, and a 17th-century purse in the shape of a frog.

The lightsaber which hung from the belt of Obi-Wan’s famous brown kimono was based on the inro – a carrying case for small objects traditionally suspended from the obi, in an early version of the manbag.

In addition to netsuke, the collection includes inro — boxes held in place by a netsuke.

The inro from Evergreen features rare blue-lacquer work; the round netsuke, at the top of the cord, has a chrysanthemum design.

The old Samburus, who knew that locality, claimed that the caravan would have to cross high passes between the mountains which they called Kullal and Inro, after which they would enter into the Ebene country, lying south of Borani.