(Man and boy) c. late 19th century

This small, intricately carved netsuke sculpture, titled *Man and Boy*, was created by the artist Seiichi in the late 19th century. The sculpture is made of ivory, and depicts a man holding a young boy on his lap. The man is dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, and the boy is nude. The artist uses fine detail to depict the characters' smiles and expressions, and the small, delicate size of the sculpture is typical of the netsuke genre. The sculpture is currently in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.