Monk with a rosary around his neck, unknown sculptor, figurine of a monk, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, full sculpture, 18th century, China, height 7.8 cm, A pale cream-colored carved figure standing upright beside a dark brown, irregularly shaped base; the figure has flowing draped garments and a rounded head, with subtle glossy surface highlights and smooth contours, while the base has a rough, carved texture with hollows and a matte finish; the background transitions from very dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the bottom, and both objects cast soft shadows on the light gray surface beneath them.
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Monk with a rosary around his neck, unknown sculptor, figurine of a monk, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, full sculpture, 18th century, China, height 7.8 cm, A pale cream-colored carved figure standing upright beside a dark brown, irregularly shaped base; the figure has flowing draped garments and a rounded head, with subtle glossy surface highlights and smooth contours, while the base has a rough, carved texture with hollows and a matte finish; the background transitions from very dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the bottom, and both objects cast soft shadows on the light gray surface beneath them.

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Monk rosary neck unknown sculptor figurine monk Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 full sculpture 18th century China height 7.8 cm pale cream-colored carved figure standing upright beside dark brown irregularly shaped base flowing draped garments rounded head subtle glossy surface highlights smooth contours base rough carved texture hollows matte finish background transitions dark gray top lighter gray near bottom objects cast soft shadows light gray surface beneath them.

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