A small carved bamboo wood Boy on Buffalo. This rare object was made in China in the Ming dynasty, probably during the 16th or early 17th Century.
Condition: part of the front left hoof is missing and there is an old crack to the Buffalo's left ear; no further losses and there have been no repairs or restoration.
7 cm / 2.75 inches long; 5.3 cm / 2.2 inches high