Genuine Chinese wooden figure depicting one of 3 deities - the God of Wealth, also called Fu 福.
He was one of he Three Stars (sanxing 三星) of Wealth, Status and Longevity - Fu, Lu, Shou.
Depicted as a man with long beard wearing robes of a Mandarin and holding a ruyi scepter.
Accordingly to a legend, his name was Yang Cheng (楊成) and he was official in Daozhou prefecture who stopped locals being taken to court as tribute to emperor.
As a deity he became associated with good fortune.
This wooden figure was made of an old piece of beach log and carved most likely in late 19th to early 20th C.
Condition: good with top of ruyi scepter unfortunately damaged - please see the close-up photo.
Height: 77cm with the stand.
Import sticker with stamp on the bottom of the base.
