Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
PROPERTY FROM A WASHINGTON PRIVATE COLLECTION
A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED FIGURE OF BUDAI, YUAN / MING DYNASTY
Auction Closed
September 23, 08:35 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED FIGURE OF BUDAI
YUAN / MING DYNASTY
元 / 明 龍泉窰青釉布袋和尚坐像
the deity modeled in a reclining pose, leaning against a brimming cloth sack, wearing voluminous robes loosely tied below the waist and falling open revealing a bare chest and ample belly, covered overall in a grayish-green glaze save for the jovial face, torso, hands and feet reserved in the reddish-brown biscuit
Height 6½ in., 16 cm
Compare a very similar figure sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29th November 2018, lot 605 and another related figure sold in these rooms, 14th September 2019, lot 1764.