MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A LONGQUAN CELADON FIGURE OF BUDAI
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Budai holds a large sack in his left hand and wears a long rosary around his neck. His belted robe is worn loosely, exposing his belly.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high

Provenance

Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A very similar example was offered at Christie's London, 9 November 2004, lot 147.

There is also a similar example formerly in the Sir A. W. Franks Collection, and now in the British Museum and is illustrated in Jessica Harrison-Hall's Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 16:98, p. 502.

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