A Hand Carved Wooden Buddhist Monk Painted and Gilded - Circa 1880

A fabulous old BUDDHIST MONK hand carved from wood with thick red/brown paint cover and gilt over. There are a number of chips and small pieces of wood pieces off the figure as would be expected with a figurine of this age.The wooden plinth is definitely a newer replacement.The overall height of this piece is 8".Origin unknown but likely to be Japanese we think.Definitely a genuine old item dating to late 1800's.