A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Budai, signed, nineteenth century
| Current Bid: | £30.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £2.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £32.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £7.20 |
| Total Amount: | £37.20 |
| Number of Bids: | 5 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1180 |
| Auction Start: | 12/03/23 12:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 26/03/23 20:04:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 26/03/23 20:05:02 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 3
A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Budai, signed, nineteenth century
A Chinese carved wood figure of Budai shown lying on a lotus leaf. He is depicted in a typically corpulent pose as a stout, smiling man in robes with a largely bare belly, which represents happiness, good luck, and plenty. In his left hand he holds a stylised object which is probably intended to represent the 'sack of plenty' which he is seen with so often and in his right hand is a round ball either representing a pearl (symbolising health and beauty) or a gold nugget (symbolising financial happiness). There is detailed carving to his robes and the lotus leaf is lightly incised with foliage underneath. In addition there is a small signature plaque with indistinct characters. The size and form suggests that this is a 'handling' figure intended for devotional purposes and the style of decoration indicates a circa date in the late nineteenth century.| Size: | 20 cm x 10 cm x 8 cm |
| Weight: | 330 gm |
| Date: | 1900 |
| Condition: | Excellent condition with just slight grazing to the top of sack like object held in the left hand (see Image 1) |
| Estimate: | £50 – 80 |
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