Netsuke of Pleasure Boat

Brown wooden sculpture of a pleasure boat with four people on board. The boat has a flat bottom and curved sides. The man standing at the back of the boat wears a robe and holds an object in one hand. He has a smiling facial expression and a rounded face. To his right, a woman sits on the floor of the boat. She wears a robe and a head covering. To his left, another woman kneels on the boat's floor. She also wears a robe and a head covering. At the front of the boat, a man crouches and holds an oar in both hands. He wears a robe and appears to be rowing the boat. The background is light gray. A shadow is cast to the right of the sculpture.