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Property from a Private American Collection
AN 'EGG AND SPINACH'-GLAZED BISCUIT FIGURE OF BUDAI
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
AN 'EGG AND SPINACH'-GLAZED BISCUIT FIGURE OF BUDAI
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The laughing, corpulent immortal shown seated holding prayer beads in his right hand and the neck of his bag in the left, wearing loosely draped robes splashed in amber, green and aubergine that frame his naked torso, his face well modelled with a jovial expression
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, wood stand
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The laughing, corpulent immortal shown seated holding prayer beads in his right hand and the neck of his bag in the left, wearing loosely draped robes splashed in amber, green and aubergine that frame his naked torso, his face well modelled with a jovial expression
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.