Curious Tiny Hand-painted Porcelain Asian Wise Man on Mound stacked wood frames Solid wood

Solid wood

Both elegant and very solid and sturdy

and on and around the bottom of the basket (as well as peeking through in a few spots through the woven sweetgrass) have been dyed red

These days

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 Solid woodI 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