Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base spencerian portrait 10 7/8" tall x 8

10 7/8" tall x 8 5/8" wide x 11/16" deep

perhaps Chinese inspired but a one of a kind thing

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The Andersen Studio has a long history as a pioneer ceramic design and slip casting studio producing functional and decorative objects

Very sturdy and sound

Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base spencerian portrait 10 7/8" tall x 8Based on a few other carvings out there of a very similar ilk, I am pretty certain this one is Chinese, likely depicting a scholar, with what seems most likely to be a scroll held in hand. I think it is quite an exquisite little thing, which feels rather ancient but I think most likely 19th century, and which appears to have been finely carved from one piece of wood, then hand painted, now showing primarily a combination of soft gray and gold. At some