Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Netsuke Immortal / Scholar Figurine 2"H #22 Hardware Signed – 8” x 5”

Signed – 8” x 5”

Hand colored

She is exquisitely hand painted with a white face

Please enjoy the enlarged pictures to get a full appreciation of the fine wood grain and its century and a half old original patina

the first patriarch of Zen who came from India to China around the 1st Century CE

Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Netsuke Immortal / Scholar Figurine 2"H #22 Hardware Signed – 8” x 5”Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Netsuke Style Immortal Scholar Figurine 2"H Late Republic period Chinese hand carved miniature figure, c. 1930s1940s. Finely detailed facial expression and clothing, with subtle hand applied pigment accents. Although not Japanese and not a functional netsuke, pieces like this are commonly collected and marketed as netsuke style carvings due to their similar scale, subject themes, and sculptural qualities. Warm natural