Model of a wheelbarrow with figures, from Chengtu, Szechuan Province. Man propelling single-wheeled barrow which protrudes up into the carrying surface. It holds two boxes on one side, a man with a parasol on the other, sitting on a piece of red cloth. The figures are nailed to a rectangular base. All are made of light soft wood.
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