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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The smiling, corpulent fgure is seated in
rajalalilasana on a double-lotus base holding a sack
in his left hand and prayer beads in his right. He
is dressed in fowing robes with the left shoulder
exposed, and wears an openwork crown.
12 ¼in. (31 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000
A nearly identical fgure, but with very little
gilding remaining, was sold at Christie’s New
York, 15-16 March 2015, lot 3201.
明 鎏金銅布袋和尚坐像
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