A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF BUDAI

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$ 10 000
Auction dateClassic
23.03.2023 08:30UTC -04:00
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ID 905590
Lot 926 | A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF BUDAI
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF BUDAI

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The figure is shown seated on a separate white soapstone base, dressed in loose robes with gilt detailing, with the right hand placed on the raised right knee and his left arm resting on his sack. The face is detailed with a jovial expression.

3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high, cloth box





Provenance

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, 2005.

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4073.



Literature

J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio, New York, 2015, no. 14.



Exhibited

New York, J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio, 13 March-11 April 2015.
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