Budai

Lot 78. A famille-verte biscuit figure of Budai, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Width 15.7 cm, 6¼ in. Lot sold 8,190 GBP (Estimate : 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2022  

Lot 1014. A Qingbai figure of Budai, Song-Ming dynasty (960-1644); h. 25 cm. Estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 HKD. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Note: The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no. P120e16. A closely related qingbai figure of Budai was sold at Christie's New York, 22nd/23rd March 2012, lot 1974. See also a similar figure from the collection of Benjamin W. Yim, included in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 507. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed figure of Budai, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Height 6½ in., 16 cm. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 USD. Unsold. © Sotheby's 2020. the deity modeled in a reclining pose, leaning against a brimming cloth sack, wearing voluminous robes loosely tied below the waist and falling open revealing a bare chest and ample belly, covered overall in a grayish-green glaze save for the jovial face, torso, hands and feet reserved in the reddish-brown... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3201. A bronze figure of Budai, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Estimate $30,000 - $ 50,000. Price realised $62,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015. The smiling, corpulent figure is seated in rajalalilasana on a double-lotus base holding a sack in his left hand and prayer beads in his right. He is dressed in flowing robes with the left shoulder exposed, and wears an openwork crown. Provenance: Warren Imports, Laguna Beach, California, 1993. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3071. A Dehua Blanc-de-Chine seated figure of Budai, Qing dynasty, late 17th-18th century; 4 1/4 in. (11 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price Realized HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The plump, jolly deity modelled in a casual pose, holding a fly whisk in one hand while leaning against his cloth bag, wood stand, box. Provenance: Previously sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 April 1996, lot 717 Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1 December... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1029. A parcel-gilt bronze figure of Budai, Late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The smiling, corpulent figure is shown seated beside his sack which he holds in his left hand while holding prayer beads in his right, and his belted robe is worn loosely, exposing his belly. Note: A Ming dynasty figure of Maitreya Buddha in the Nitta Group Collection, illustrated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. A gilt-bronze figure of Budai, 17th century; 36.2cm., 14 ¼ in. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 56,250 GBP. © Sotheby's. the laughing Buddha seated in rajalilasana, the right hand resting on the raised right knee holding a beaded necklace, dressed in loose robes opening at the chest to reveal the large belly, the robes hemmed with lotus bands, the face with a cheerful expression, flanked by a pair of long pendulous ears, crowned with a tiara.  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 605. A rare Longquan celadon figure of Budai, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 15.7 cm, 6 1/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 237,500 HKD. © Sotheby's. depicted reclining against his cloth bag and wearing loose robes revealing his corpulent body, covered overall in an olive-green glaze save for the face, chest, hands and feet reserved in the reddish-brown biscuit, wood stand. Provenance: A French collection, by 1923 (label). Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 296. A 'Dehua' figure of Budai, 19th-20th century. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD.Photo: Sotheby's modeled wearing loose-fitting robes ribbon-tied below a well-rounded stomach, the jovial deity holding a pearl in the right hand, standing on a knotted cloth sack with waves curling up from beneath, the back with impressed double gourd mark reading He Chaochun - Height 6 1/4  in., 15.9 cm. From the Collection of Richard Lehman Gray Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 97. A Blanc de Chine porcelain figure of Budai, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662 - 1722). Estimation 800 € - 1 200 €. Photo Artcurial  STATUETTE DE BUDAI EN PORCELAINE BLANC DE CHINE, CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, ÉPOQUE KANGXI (1662 - 1722)  Représenté assis sur un rocher, poitrine et ventre dénudés, la main droite sur son genou relevé, la main gauche appuyée sur un sac, le visage souriant ; émail usé, accident à la main gauche, quelques manques à la bordure de la base, restauration au pied - H. : 13 cm (5... [Lire la suite]