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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 78

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Budai

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late Qing dynasty/early 20th century, with impressed seals to base, in the form of the Laughing Buddha Budai, seated and wearing a flowing robe finely painted with floral scrolls and the Eight Auspicious Emblems, open chest with exposed belly, holding a string of beads and money bag, 10-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.; conforming carved wood stand, overall height 13-1/4 in.

Provenance: A Private Boulder, Colorado Estate

Condition

firing crack near foot, minor scratches, wear to base; wood stand with minor wear, scuffs

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