CHINE, Dynastie Ming, XVIIe siècle Lot n° 15

Bronze statue Representing a laughing Buddha, known as "Putai", seated in lalitasana, a posture of royal relaxation, on a poly-lobed base decorated with incised brocade friezes. In one hand, he holds his bag of wealth, from which sapèques are emerging, and in the other, a rosary. He is shown wearing a mantle with floral borders, revealing his large, paunchy belly, his round, laughing face framed by long, hanging earlobes, and his head adorned with a spiked crown. Height : 34 cm Width : 34 cm 中国 明 17世纪 鎏金铜布袋和尚坐像