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Auction archive: Lot number 48

A Chinese soapstone figure of Budai 19th Century

Auction 24.01.2002
24 Jan 2002
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$358 - US$501
Price realised:
£376
ca. US$538
Auction archive: Lot number 48

A Chinese soapstone figure of Budai 19th Century

Auction 24.01.2002
24 Jan 2002
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$358 - US$501
Price realised:
£376
ca. US$538
Beschreibung:

A Chinese soapstone figure of Budai 19th Century with serene expression seated wearing loose robes, two smaller figures clambering over his left knee, carved wood stand -- 2in. (5.7cm.) wide; a soapstone figure of a seated immortal holding a peach in his right hand, gnarled wood stand -- 2.2in. (5.7cm.) high; and a soapstone square seal, surrmounted by a tortoise standing on rockwork with a smaller tortoise trying to scrabble onto its back -- 3 3/8in. (8.2cm) high, (one with minor damages). See Illustration. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 48
Auction:
Datum:
24 Jan 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A Chinese soapstone figure of Budai 19th Century with serene expression seated wearing loose robes, two smaller figures clambering over his left knee, carved wood stand -- 2in. (5.7cm.) wide; a soapstone figure of a seated immortal holding a peach in his right hand, gnarled wood stand -- 2.2in. (5.7cm.) high; and a soapstone square seal, surrmounted by a tortoise standing on rockwork with a smaller tortoise trying to scrabble onto its back -- 3 3/8in. (8.2cm) high, (one with minor damages). See Illustration. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 48
Auction:
Datum:
24 Jan 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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