Monk Budai Laughing Buddha, Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing 1644–1911; Buddhist art; Chinese Buddhism; Buddha of the Future, Budai iconography, Maitreya; described as a Chinese deity of Burmese origin from Shah province; 19th/20th century, China; acquisition from Burma Myanmar; sculpture; height 22.3 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm, A bronze-colored sculptural figure seen from the back sitting on an irregular base with carved undulating patterns, the figure wears draped robes with visible folds and a smooth, golden-colored head; the overall palette includes brown, dark brown, bronze, and gold against a pale gray background.
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Monk Budai Laughing Buddha, Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing 1644–1911; Buddhist art; Chinese Buddhism; Buddha of the Future, Budai iconography, Maitreya; described as a Chinese deity of Burmese origin from Shah province; 19th/20th century, China; acquisition from Burma Myanmar; sculpture; height 22.3 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm, A bronze-colored sculptural figure seen from the back sitting on an irregular base with carved undulating patterns, the figure wears draped robes with visible folds and a smooth, golden-colored head; the overall palette includes brown, dark brown, bronze, and gold against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Monk Budai Laughing Buddha Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Buddhist art Chinese Buddhism Buddha Future Budai iconography Maitreya described Chinese deity Burmese origin Shah province 19th 20th century China acquisition Burma Myanmar sculpture height 22.3 cm width 23.0 cm depth 16.0 cm bronze-colored sculptural figure back sitting irregular base carved undulating patterns figure wears draped robes visible folds smooth golden-colored head palette includes brown dark brown bronze gold pale gray background.

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