A PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI, CHINA, late Ming dynasty, seated in rajalilasana with his right leg resting on the ground, his right hand holding section of a bag placed next to him while his left hand the rosary, wearing wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders though falling open around his prominent belly, his face displaying a laughing expression with mouth wide open, slit eyes and his head topped with a crown cast with five minute Buddha figures - Provenance: Former European private collection, assembled prior 2007 - Repairs, wear, partly chipped