A DEHUA FIGURE OF BUDAI

Details

A DEHUA FIGURE OF BUDAI
17TH/18TH CENTURY

Seated semi-recumbent, resting his left arm against his wine bag and holding a pearl in his open left hand, his right hand resting on his raised right leg, his robes falling open to reveal his large belly and chest, his face modeled with a delightful wide smile
6½in. (16.5cm.) high

Provenance

Warren Cox, January, 1959
Stephen Junkunc, III

Lot Essay

A similar figure in the Percival David Foundation is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 6, Tokyo, 1982, no. 201 and two are illustrated in the Yamanaka Catalogue, Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art, 1943, nos. 953, 968 and 976