Origin: China Circa: 19th century Style: Wiser Medium: Wood H: 62" Ex-International Museum. This type of character is typically represented as a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world to help tell stories and offer guidance that, in a mystical way, may impress upon his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become, thereby acting as a mentor. He may occasionally appear as an absent-minded professor, appearing absent-minded due to a predilection for contemplative pursuits.LIfe-size large beautifully carved gilded from a large piece of wood of a wiser, the face expression and the details on the overall is amazing.