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ANOTHER PROPERTY
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               A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF BUDAI                ᪺ڊՌˡ☹   ૔൷⊆ຏ⻾চӐ
               QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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               The stone is carved to depict the deity seated and holding a rosary
                                                                 4QJOL   4PO -UE   ٳᘹ卿    ჺ ᝲ  ᚚ
               in his left hand, showing a characteristically joyful expression
               on his face. He wears a loose fitting robe intricately incised with
               swirling clouds and waves, open at the front to reveal his plump
               belly, all supported on a quatrelobed base.
               6 ƒ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, box
               HK$300,000-500,000               US$39,000-64,000

               PROVENANCE
               Spink & Son Ltd., London, 13 September 1985































































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