Légende

Monk Budai Laughing Buddha, gift, Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; Buddhist art; Chinese Buddhism; Buddha of the Future, Budai iconography, Maitreya; described by the donor as a Chinese deity of Burmese origin from Shah province; 19th/20th century; China place of origin, Burma Myanmar place of acquisition; sculpture; height 22.3 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm, A small bronze and gold-toned statue of a seated, smiling figure with a rounded belly sits on an irregularly shaped, textured base. The figure's head, chest, and belly have a gold color while the robes, hands, and base are darker bronze brown. The figure's facial features are sculpted with closed eyes and a broad smile, and one hand rests on the belly while the other hand extends outward. The drapery of the robes shows folds and contours in the darker bronze, and the base has carved, wave-like patterns in similar brown tones. The background is a smooth, light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A21_046

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

101.6Mo (1.1Mo) / 50.5cm x 50.5cm / 5959 x 5959 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Monk Budai Laughing Buddha gift Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Buddhist art Chinese Buddhism Buddha Future Budai iconography Maitreya described donor Chinese deity Burmese origin Shah province 19th 20th century China place origin Burma Myanmar place acquisition sculpture height 22.3 cm width 23.0 cm depth 16.0 cm small bronze gold-toned statue seated smiling figure rounded belly sits irregularly shaped textured base figure's head chest belly gold color robes hands base darker bronze brown figure's facial features sculpted closed eyes broad smile hand rests hand extends outward drapery folds contours darker bronze carved wave- patterns brown tones background smooth light gray.