A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI 17TH CENTURY

the laughing Buddha seated in rajalilasana, the right hand resting on the raised right knee holding a beaded necklace, dressed in loose robes opening at the chest to reveal the large belly, the robes hemmed with lotus bands, the face with a cheerful expression, flanked by a pair of long pendulous ears, crowned with a tiara

Unsealed, with an old 72 by 25mm repair to the bronze to the front of the stand. Three further small rectangular repairs to the left shoulder. Some minor losses to the tips of the tiara and minor dents and chips elsewhere. Wear to the gilding, as seen in the catalogue image.
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