A CARVED BAMBOO FIGURE OF SHOULAO QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

portrayed standing holding a staff in his right hand, with characteristic tall bulging forehead and bald scalp, and long wispy beard and moustache, the hair incised in fine lines, wearing loosely draped robes, with seven boys at play around his feet, one held in his left hand, the wood dark amber-brown in tone

Editha Leppich, Bambus in Kunst + Kunstgewerbe, Ostasiatischer Kunstverlag, p.76.