Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base James Bone and such kindly looks toward

and such kindly looks toward one another

I have a vague notion that this drawing may have been done by Swedish artist Beata Mårtensson (1880-1956)

Paint is very stable (not actively chipping)

On the cord

I believe this originally came with a matching spoon/ladle

Antique Carved, Painted Wooden Chinese Figure on Base James Bone and such kindly looks towardBased 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