Caption

Monk Budai Laughing Buddha and a bat; unknown creator; bats iconography; Chinese art, Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; Budai iconography, Milefo, Maitreya, Buddha of the Future; Oval plaque with a depiction of the deity Budai in the upper part and with a bat in the lower part; 19th century, China; sculpture, plaque; height 2.0 cm, width 1.85 cm, depth 0.65 cm., A small oval object centered on a pale gray background, the object is a translucent orange-red with carved shallow relief showing two stylized faces separated by a horizontal groove, each face framed by geometric leaf-like motifs, the surface is smooth and glossy with subtle highlights and soft shadows around the object's edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_417

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (409.4Kb) / 12.3in x 16.3in / 3678 x 4904 (300dpi)

Keywords

Monk Budai Laughing Buddha bat unknown creator bats iconography Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Budai iconography Milefo Maitreya Buddha Future Oval plaque depiction deity Budai upper part lower part 19th century China sculpture plaque height 2.0 cm width 1.85 cm depth 0.65 cm small oval object centered pale gray background translucent orange-red carved shallow relief showing two stylized faces separated horizontal groove face framed geometric leaf- motifs surface smooth glossy subtle highlights soft shadows object's edges.