Page 144 - Fine Chinese Art Bonhams London May 2018

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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE
OF A SEATED OFFICIAL
Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century
The figure seated formally on rockwork with both
hands held in front of the chest holding a hu tablet,
wearing belted robes suspending a beribboned
tassel and a ribbed official’s hat adorned with
‘pearls’, his face with an austere expression and
downcast eyes.
29cm (11 3/8in) high.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000

十六/十七世紀 銅漆金天官坐窟像

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London
An Australian private collection, acquired from the
above on 23 February 1968
Andrew Stuart-Robertson Oriental and Fine Arts,
Paddington, New South Wales
The Reid Collection, acquired from the above on
17 April 1999

Exhibited:
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Magic Mushrooms:
Daoism in the Arts of China, Sydney, circa 1999

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
澳洲私人收藏，於1968年2月23日購自傷者
於1999年4月17日購自新南威爾斯帕丁頓古董商
Andrew Stuart-Robertson Oriental and Fine Arts
Reid 收藏

展覽：
於月1999年前後於悉尼新南威爾斯美術館「Magic
Mushrooms: Daoism in the Arts of China」特展展出

120 *
A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE
OF BUDAI
Late Ming Dynasty
Cast seated in maharajalilasana with the right leg
raised, the Buddhist deity cast with a joyful facial
expression and pendulous ears framed by a five-
leaf tiara, dressed in long and loose flowing robe
revealing the chest and rotund belly, the right hand
placed on the raised leg holding a string of praying
beads, the other holding a big treasure sack.
35cm (13 3/4in) high

119 £25,000 - 35,000
CNY220,000 - 310,000

明末 銅漆金布袋佛坐像

Compare with a related bronze figure of Budai,
Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie’s New
York, 16 March 2015, lot 3201.

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