A good opportunity to acquire a tall and handsome effigy of a Chinese scholar clutching a book of knowledge with its original Cheng-du origins temple hand painted surface and hand carved in sand stone.

Coming from our private collection, this distinctive sculpture would look superb in your favorite space indoor or out of doors. Portable substantial size and charming design aesthetics offer numerous display and placement possibilities in your home, office or garden.

Beautiful carving from the early 20th century.

Provenance: originally acquired in 2001 in Chengdu China.

Dimensions: 22 inches high and 11 inches wide and 8 inches deep.

We have been dealing in authentic Chinese and Japanese antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to China and Japan each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee.

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese,Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.