netsuke
(noun)
noun
1. A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (ç´é€šã— ‎(himotÅshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.