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Early 19th Century Chinese Wooden Carved Polychrome Painted Figure
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Early 19th Century Chinese Wooden Carved Polychrome Painted Figure

19th century
Description

An exceptional Chinese carved wooden, polychrome hand painted & gilded figure standing on a tiger and a dragon. Figure represents the ancestral saint of Hong Kong fisherman & these carved figures were often carried for “good luck” in fishing boats. Early 19th Century.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
8.8cm (3.46")
Depth
6.2cm (2.44")
Declaration

Eclectic Antiques has dated this Chinese Polychrome Wooden Figure to the 19th Century.

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SA1040101
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An exceptional Chinese carved wooden, polychrome hand painted & gilded figure standing on a tiger and a dragon.
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Figure represents the ancestral saint of Hong Kong fisherman & these carved figures were often carried for “good luck” in fishing boats.
Eclectic Antiques

Early 19th Century.

See photographs for detail & condition.

Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
8.8cm (3.46")
Depth
6.2cm (2.44")
Date of Manufacture

Eclectic Antiques has dated this Chinese Polychrome Wooden Figure to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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Archive I An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base.

Early 19th Century Chinese Wooden Carved Polychrome Painted Figure

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Archive VII An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base. View VII
Archive VIII An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base. View VIII
Archive IX An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base. View IX
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An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base.
Early 19th Century Chinese Wooden Carved Polychrome Painted Figure
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An early 19th-century Chinese carved wooden figure featuring polychrome paint, gilded armour, and a raised arm pose, standing on a carved mythical creature base.
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During the Qing Dynasty, regional artisan workshops produced carved wooden figures for domestic altars, ancestral shrines, and local temples. These figures represented Daoist deities, Buddhist immortals, legendary warriors, or literary figures such as Kui Xing.

Carvers typically utilised native softwoods or camphor wood, preparing the surface with a gesso ground layer. Polychrome pigments derived from natural minerals were applied alongside gold leaf (gilding) to render ornate detail on clothing and armour.

Authentic period examples exhibit natural timber shrinkage, historic paint loss, craquelure across gessoed areas, and evidence of hand-tooling on underlying surfaces. Modern reproductions frequently lack genuine surface oxidisation and hand-carved depth.

These sculptures serve as focal decorative objects when displayed on modern console tables, mantelpieces, or minimalist shelving units. They pair effectively with contemporary neutral backdrops and curated antiques.

Keep the object in a stable environment away from direct sunlight, radiators, or high humidity to prevent timber movement and paint flaking. Dust delicately using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or solvents entirely.
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