Water buffalo with children, China, probably republic period (1910-1949), reddish wood carved with inlays, under the weight of two mischievous children with the conical hat of the fishermen the water buffalo bleats and licks its mouth groaning, illustrious depiction of the genre scene typical for South China, fur part meticulously designed, facial expressions humorously drawn, with separate rootwork base, figure and base signed with 8-shaped loop, minimal crack in one of the children, 15x7x8cm(without base).