A
whimsical smoker with a large head and a stout body, two bulging eyes looking
up skyward, kneeling on one knee in a squatting position, firmly held in his right
hand is a large pipe dangling from his lips, and cuddling dearly in his left is
a tokako-ire completed with a netsuke. As he reclines on a wood tea caddy, the
smoking man is unmistakable pondering on serious business. This artfully rendered
netsuke is hand carved from preferred natural material, tactile and evenly polished
to an even shine, the surface appears moist in tea red stain color. Signed Tomoichi
inside a rectangular reserve on the base. There is no cracks and no damage of
any kind observed.