A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN FIGURE OF BUDAI
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN FIGURE OF BUDAI WANLI PERIOD (1573-1620) The smiling figure well carved in the round as Budai , seated amidst the spreading, loose folds of his voluminous robes, his chest and large belly left exposed, clutching a tasselled rosary in his right hand while five laughing boys clamber up his body and play with his bag, robes and ear, the base filled in and covered in reddish-brown lacquer, inscribed in gilt and cinnabar-red with the reign mark within a surrounding keyfret border, the material of caramel tone darkening at the core 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) wide, box Weight: 9.2 oz. (262 gm.)
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN FIGURE OF BUDAI
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN FIGURE OF BUDAI WANLI PERIOD (1573-1620) The smiling figure well carved in the round as Budai , seated amidst the spreading, loose folds of his voluminous robes, his chest and large belly left exposed, clutching a tasselled rosary in his right hand while five laughing boys clamber up his body and play with his bag, robes and ear, the base filled in and covered in reddish-brown lacquer, inscribed in gilt and cinnabar-red with the reign mark within a surrounding keyfret border, the material of caramel tone darkening at the core 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) wide, box Weight: 9.2 oz. (262 gm.)
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