figure; okimono japanese ornament for display; carved from ivory; figure depicts a person sitting on the ground with the heel of their left foot resting on their right knee; the figure is holding what appears to be a walking stick while a rat its on their thigh; the figure is wearing a shawl over their head with leaf designs and japanese robes of the same design; the figure rests on a small oval base with edges and surface reflecting a stone ground; the details of the figure are lightly inked in black; the underside of the base has a makers mark in japanese script

20751 (ethnology)

M1581 (miscellaneous)

Applied Arts and Design