A bronze figure of Milefo, also called Budai. Late Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 166 Dα

A bronze figure of Milefo, also called Budai. Late Ming dynasty

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst I - Sculptures
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

A bronze figure of Milefo, also called Budai. Late Ming dynasty

A bronze figure of Milefo, also called Budai, seated pot-bellied and at ease on a double lotus, holding a string of prayer beads and his bag. Remnants of gilded lacquer. Late Ming dynasty.
Height 20.2 cm

Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne 1./2.12.2000, lot 635
Important private collection, Munich