An inlaid ivory okimono figure group
By Shibayama, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a family fixed to an elaborate four-legged lobed table, the woman elegantly attired and carrying her young son on her back whilst the man crawling on the ground is playing with his older child riding on his back, a hibachi (brazier) lying on the ground, the details on their garments inlaid in coloured shell; signed on the base Shibayama in a rectangular shell-inlaid reserve. 11.5cm x 10.6cm (4½in x 4 1/8in).