A wood netsuke of a family of chickens

A wood netsuke of a family of chickens
By Shuzan Yasusada, Echigo Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
A cockerel standing with its head raised and turned to the left, while its mate and four chicks peck at a basketwork mat beneath, the slightly worn wood with a good patina and the pupils inlaid; signed in a rectangular reserve Shuzan Yasusada saku with a kao.
3.5cm (1 3/8in) high.