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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN CARVING OF
BUDAI AND BOYS
17th century
The laughing figure finely carved seated wearing spreading loose
voluminous robes, open to reveal his chest and rotund belly, clutching
a silver ingot in his right hand while two laughing boys clamber up
his body, playing with his robes and tugging at his ear, the base not
hollowed, the horn of reddish-brown tone darkening at the core.
13.2cm (5 1/4in) wide
HK$600,000 - 800,000
US$76,000 - 100,000
十七世紀 犀角雕布袋佛坐像
Provenance:
An important European private collection, and thence by descent
來源:
重要歐洲私人收藏,後由家族繼承
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