Pipe holder or kiseruzutsu of wood with narrow elongated design, the top in the shape of the head and neck of a ho-o, a mythological bird, the holder resembles a bean shape with embossed scales that extend to the slightly curved point, above the center a contoured shield with a hole for a cord. Accents with red paint on the head of the animal, the shield silver varnish. The kiseru slides through a pierced ridge halfway the object, the bowl goes into a keyhole shape and clamps into the narrow part.