Netsuke of Old Woman Bathing Child in a Tub

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts an old woman bathing a child in a tub. The woman and child are carved from a light-colored material, possibly ivory. The woman sits on a rectangular block with a handle on one side. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. She wears a short-sleeved top and a skirt. The woman crouches over a round tub, with her hands in the water. The child sits in the tub with their back to the viewer. The tub has a pattern of lines carved into it to resemble wood. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The artist's work is titled "Netsuke of Old Woman Bathing Child in a Tub".