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Chinese Blanc de Chine Budai or Pu-Tai

Creator: Buddha / Buddhism
Offered by: Susan Silver Antiques

Description
Chinese Blanc de Chine Dehua porcelain Budai or Pu-tai with an open-mouthed smile, holding prayer beads and cloth sack standing on a grassy mount. He is usually identified with or seen as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing Buddha. The kilns of Dehua, in Fujian Province in southeast China, began producing brilliant white porcelain in the thirteenth century.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Porcelain
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	Circa 1820
Styles / Movements:	Chinese Export, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	7503
Incollect Reference #:	141894

Dimensions

W.	6 in;	H.	12.5 in;	D.	4.5 in;
W.	15.24 cm;	H.	31.75 cm;	D.	11.43 cm;

Message from Seller:

Susan Silver Antiques, located in Sheffield, Massachusetts, offers a carefully curated selection of 18th and 19th-century Georgian and Regency furniture and accessories. For inquiries, contact us at 413-229-8169 or susan@susansilverantiques.com.