LOT 163 17th/18th century A rare buffalo horn carving of Budai
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17th/18th century|Carved reclining and leaning to his left, the bald figure depicted with a cheerful face and long pendulous ears, dressed in long flowing robe with detailed folds revealing the chest and belly, his right hand placed on the raised knee and holding a string of prayer beads, Japanese wood box. 7cm (2 3/4in) wide (2).|十七/十八世紀 角雕布袋佛坐像Buffalo horn figures of Budai are very rare, but a number of related examples carved from rhinoceros horn are published; compare a related rhinoceros horn carving of Budai, similarly carved seated and revealing the belly, but with a child on the shoulder pulling at his earlobe, illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p.107, pl.99.
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2017年11月7-8日
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