By Nobumitsu, signed Nobumitsu saku Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Depicting a kneeling samurai, dressed in full armor and cradling a young infant wrapped in a cloth. The details finely executed and the ivory attractively stained. Signed NOBUMITSU saku (made) to the underside.
HEIGHT 5.5 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: British collection.