A PAIR OF DEHUA FIGURES OF BUDAI, QING DYNASTY, 18-19TH CENTURY each figure of the laughing god of happiness shown seated with loose robes open at his chest revealing a protuberant stomach, one of the figures wears prayer beads around the neck, on wooden bases, height: 18 cm (7 in.)
PROVENANCE The taller figure: Collection of Alfred Chapin Rogers, South Carolina, 1909-1973 Sotheby`s New York, October 18, 1974, lot 219