STATUE DE BUDAI EN BRONZE DORE

CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE OU POSTERIEUR

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STATUE DE BUDAI EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE OU POSTERIEUR
Il est représenté assis sur un coussin, le visage souriant, le torse et le ventre nus montrant son embonpoint. Il est vêtu d'une tunique au plissé souple, tenant un rosaire dans sa main droite.
Hauteur: 29,5 cm. (11 5/8 in.)

Further details

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER

Sale room notice

Veuillez noter que cette statue de Budai est vendu sans garantie de date.
This figure of Budai is sold without dating.
此彌勒佛應為20世紀

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Lot Essay

The monk Budai, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is an incarnation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha predicted to succeed Gautama Buddha in the future. Typically depicted with a joyful expression and wearing loose fitting robes to reveal his plump stomach representing contentment and abundance.

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