China. The Laughing Buddha seated in royal ease on his sack and wearing a long flowing robe with finely incised shou characters above a leiwen ground, his eyebrows also incised, the robe opening at the chest to reveal his outsized belly.
Provenance: From a Scottish private collection. Bonham’s London, Asian Art, 9 Mai 2016, lot 167, bought in at an estimate of GBP £5,000-£8,000. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use and tiny nibbling. Scattered remainders of back and red cold painting.
Weight: 392.1 g Dimensions: Height 8 cm
The face of the future Buddha has a joyful expression, flanked with elongated earlobes, crowned with a bald pate, the features nicely picked out with pigment.