Curious Tiny Hand-painted Porcelain Asian Wise Man on Mound stacked wood frames is signed at the bottom

is signed at the bottom but I am uncertain of its maker

These days

This appears to be an original drawing done in black marker

The piece has been sewn onto metal dowels for hanging--exposed at the top (giving it a sort of medieval quality) and enclosed at the bottom

I know this was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

Curious Tiny Hand-painted Porcelain Asian Wise Man on Mound stacked wood frames is signed at the bottomI am quite smitten with this tiny, gorgeously hand painted little porcelain man rising from this curious round, unglazed base, but I don't know anything about him. I assume with his bald head, long beard, and colorful kimono, that he represents a Buddhist monk but I really have no idea of his age, and have not found another quite like him. He is certainly quite finely painted and feels to me like a pretty special little piece and surely perching him