Water buffalo with children, China, probably republic period(1910-1949), reddish wood carved with inlays, under the weight of two mischievous children with the cone hat of fishermen bleats up for water buffalo while licking its mouth groaning, illustrious representation of the genre scene typical of southern 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).