An ivory okimono of a hunter
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryStanding with a quiver strapped on his back and a dead bird suspended from his belt, one bare foot pinning down a wolf on its back, the latter struggling with the gnarled stick forced into its mouth, its cub biting into the hunter's leg from behind; unsigned. 11cm (4?in) high.