Ceramic Head, Man with Mustache and Pink Hat, by Bruce C, 1962 gorgeous bowls I have become super enamored

I have become super enamored of this type of old carved wood folk articulated or jointed figures

Marked 1626 on the bottoms

and the cutouts forming heart patterns at the center of the handle

with a dark red lacquer interior

Ceramic Head, Man with Mustache and Pink Hat, by Bruce C, 1962 gorgeous bowls I have become super enamoredThis guy seems to me kind and quite sensitive, as well as rather elusive; I sense a rich inner life churning underneath his rose colored cap! I don't know anything of his origins, but he's signed on the underside Bruce C., 1962. A very charming shelf sitter, I think! 3 1 2" t x 3 1 4" w x 3 1 2" d. Crazing and a couple of small chips, as documented. The flaw on the back of the head is not a chip but rather a bit of clay adhered to the surface.