A FINE AND LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF SEATED BUDAI

Estimated Value:

12.000 € - 18.000 €

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Description:

China, Ming dynasty
H. 48,5 cm
Seated in rajalilasana on a plinth with his right hand holding a fruit while the other is placed in front of his belly, wearing skirt and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders though leaving his prominent belly and chest bare, his puffy face displaying a serene expression with slit eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, open mouth, elongated earlobes touching his shoulders and a bald head.
Old German private collection, collected in Asia in the 1970s by repute, sold Nagel, 10.11.2000, lot 2229 and acquired by the current owner
Wear and slightly chipped, the closure plate at the spine lost

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