Scholar figure19th centuryHeight: 3 1/8 inches (7.9 cm)Soapstone, with traces of polychromeGift of Dr. Jerry Silver and Karen Silver98.103.0060Figure in light brown soapstone. Bald, long-bearded male scholar sitting with one knee down and the other up . The figure has drapery over his body displaying the belly area. He is holding two objects chest high: a bamboo stick and a peach. He has a big smile, perhaps a laugh. There are traces of polychrome (black, red and white) over the incised lines on the face and drapery.Sculpture20014135531Unidentified artistChina