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LOT 2166
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (2.03 kg, 21 cm).
Hollow to the underside, seated Buddha with legs crossed, on a lotus flower base with bumpa vessel cradled in his lap; stamped signature to underside.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2166
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£120 (EUR 139; USD 162) +BP*
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Hollow to the underside, seated Buddha with legs crossed, on a lotus flower base with bumpa vessel cradled in his lap; stamped signature to underside. 2.03 kg, 21 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Chinese Tang Cream Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow bowl with a low basal ring. 177 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Budai Brick
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With a high-relief figure of a robed male monk, with painted detailing. 1.6 kg, 20.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980 onwards.
Budai was a 10th-century monk, known for his laughing face and round stomach, and was named after the cloth sack that he carried under his arm. Buddhists believe him to be the incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, who helps common people in the mortal world.
