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TWO SMALL CHINESE QUING BUDDHA IN AVORY

Two small carved Ivory statues depicting the so-called potbellied Buddha, Chinese manufactory; Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) - 18th-19th century. Budai Heshang (the Bodhisattva Maitreya, which is also Buddha of the Future; Buda is a very good popular figure and venerated in China since the tenth century.
Live auction 8

Interiors

Roma, mon 16 - tue 17 October 2017