A bronze figure of a crowned Milefo. Late Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 420 Dα

A bronze figure of a crowned Milefo. Late Ming dynasty

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Result: 4.960 € (incl. premium)

A bronze figure of a crowned Milefo. Late Ming dynasty

A bronze figure of Milefo, also called Budai, seated pot-bellied and at ease on a lotus base, holding a strand of prayer beads in one hand, and his bag with the other. The back lacquered and gilded, the lips painted red. Late Ming dynasty.
Height 35.7 cm

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich