An ivory netsuke of a woman and child

Signed Tomonobu, 19th century

1 5/8in (4.4cm) high

An ivory netsuke a woman dressed in a kimono, showing discomfort as she raises her right leg and shows her knee, carrying a child on her back. The subject could depict Kintaro as a young boy with his nurse Yama Uba.

Ref. 955200

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