Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base spencerian portrait what could definitely read as

what could definitely read as a phallus

Surely one can never have too many old carved wooden objects

perhaps the most charming of all

perhaps Chinese inspired but a one of a kind thing

Very sturdy and sound

Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base spencerian portrait what could definitely read asBased 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