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Subject:Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: Sven Sun, Oct 28, 2018 IP: 90.224.237.135

I noticed this item at Ebay.

Can someone please confirm/validate if this is authentic? Ever seen this before?

Subject:Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: Shane McCain Sun, Oct 28, 2018

Atmost the end of the Shang Dynasty. The appearance is extraordinary.

What is the target price? I wasn't able to find it yet.

Subject:Re: Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: mikeoz Sun, Oct 28, 2018

Very unlikely to be Shang dynasty, as this dynasty ceased about 1500 years before the Buddha was born.

Subject:Re: Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: Sven Tue, Oct 30, 2018

Yes interesting! Thank you all. Within the advertisement it says 15th century, so it probably is Ming Dynasty. I'll inform the seller.

Subject:Re: Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Oct 28, 2018

Forget that you ever saw it, most likely Obama dynasty. Made for tourists.
Smart to ask this forum before throwing money away
Ernest

Subject:Re: Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: Gregory Mon, Oct 29, 2018

Are you sure you posted the right pics? This looks like a modern carved turquoise stone figure of a boy mounted on a steer.

Subject:Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: rat Mon, Oct 29, 2018

Buddhism did not exist during the Shang dynasty. I'd assume this is a modern carving

Subject:Chinese Shang Dynasty Bhudda?
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Nov 02, 2018

Bhudda ?
The figure represents the founder of Taoism Lao Tse (Laozi), leaving China for the west on a water-buffalo.

With regards,
I.Nagy