LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

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AN IVORY FIGURE OF BUDAI
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The smiling figure shown seated with robes loosely draped around his chest and round belly
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high

Exhibited

Chinese and Japanese Sculpture, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 6 - 21 November 2003, no. 16.

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Lot Essay

Compare the similar figure of comparable size illustrated in Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990, no. 63, where it is identified as Maitreya Buddha, and dated Wanli-Chongzhen (1573-1644).

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