Description: A De Hua figure of Budai Qing dynasty, 18th century
the jovial figure standing on a cloud scroll base, both arms raised above his head holding a fan in his left hand, wearing a loosely draped wide sleeved robe tied around the waist with a sash over loose pantaloons, his face with mouth open in laughing expression, his long beard and moustache extending down over his bare chest, covered overall with a milk white glaze, the reverse with an impressed four-character seal mark
Pu ji yu ren (virtue extends to all even fishermen), wood stand
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37 cm high
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above