Lot Essay
Compare the similar figure incised with the same commendation mark illustrated by P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1967, pl. 80
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18TH CENTURY
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A Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Buddha
18th Century
Shown seated in padmasana atop a lotus base raised on an octagonal plinth, his hands in bhumisparsa mudra with a pearl resting in the left hand, with a wan emblem molded on the chest and wearing loosely draped robes falling in crisp folds, the hair dressed in snail curls surrounding the usnisa, with an incised commendation mark, puji yuren ('virtue extends to all, even fishermen') on the back
135/8in. (34.6cm.) high
18th Century
Shown seated in padmasana atop a lotus base raised on an octagonal plinth, his hands in bhumisparsa mudra with a pearl resting in the left hand, with a wan emblem molded on the chest and wearing loosely draped robes falling in crisp folds, the hair dressed in snail curls surrounding the usnisa, with an incised commendation mark, puji yuren ('virtue extends to all, even fishermen') on the back
135/8in. (34.6cm.) high
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Tax exempt.