A LARGE GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDAI, QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
A LARGE GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDAI
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The laughing deity is modelled with a broad smiling face between two pendulous earlobes. He is seated leaning on a large sack with his left leg tucked under and his right leg drawn up, the shoulders and extremities draped in a flowing robe which opens to reveal his ample belly. He holds a rosary and an ingot in his hands. The base is incised to the centre with a flower head.
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
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A LARGE GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDAI
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The laughing deity is modelled with a broad smiling face between two pendulous earlobes. He is seated leaning on a large sack with his left leg tucked under and his right leg drawn up, the shoulders and extremities draped in a flowing robe which opens to reveal his ample belly. He holds a rosary and an ingot in his hands. The base is incised to the centre with a flower head.
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
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