Netsuke of Boy Sitting on the Shoulders of an Animal

Dark brown carved wooden Netsuke of a boy sitting on the shoulders of an animal. The boy has a large head, small body, and round eyes. He wears a short-sleeved garment and a conical hat. The hat has a fringe around the rim. The boy holds a basket. The animal has four legs, a long smooth tail, and resembles a badger or a rodent. The boy sits on the animal's shoulders, with his legs on either side of its head. The background is plain light grey.