Gorgeous antique 19th century Japanese boxwood netsuke with painted polychrome decoration, very much in the manner of Nagamachi Shuzan. Depicting a Shojo (drunken spirit) with long red hair, carrying a large ladle and with sake cup (sakazuki) for a hat. Himotoshi on the back. Appears to be unsigned with possibly some characters to the base.
In great antique condition with some typical age-related loss of polychrome pigments as per photographs.
Height: 6.2 cm