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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A RARE LARGE DATED BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDAI
MING DYNASTY, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE THIRD YEAR
OF THE XUANDE PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1428, AND OF THE PERIOD
The smiling, corpulent fgure is seated in rajalalilasana holding a sack in his left hand and prayer
beads in his right. He is dressed in loose robes with chest, stomach and left shoulder exposed.
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
$100,000-150,000
PROVENANCE
Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection.
明宣德三年（1428年） 銅布袋和尚坐像
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