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

Lot 167 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: 2.480 € (incl. premium)
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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 lotus base, holding a string of prayer beads and his bag. Remnants of gilded and red lacquer. At the back an inscription, probably with a date, under a black lacquer coating. Late Ming dynasty.
Height 23.9 cm

Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 8./9.12.2006, lot 93
Important private collection, Munich