Netsuke of Old Man Sitting on a Rock

The sculpture depicts an old man sitting on a rock. The old man has a long beard and short hair. He wears a short robe. The old man holds a staff in his right hand. The rock the old man sits on has brown circular markings on a cream-colored background. The sculpture appears to be made of ivory or bone. Two small birds are carved into the sculpture; one sits on the old man's left shoulder and the other perches on the rock to the old man's right. The background of the image is gray.