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Subject:Yixing figure of Budai
Posted By: Tim Sun, Jun 21, 2015 IP: 76.110.209.69
Last week I bought this figure. It was sold to me as a 'mud man', but the material is clearly Yixing clay. Measures 15" tall, so fairly large by Yixing standards. No mark.
The form reminds me of the rounded facial features of late 18th c./early 19th c. boxwood carvings of various immortals. I even found this boxwood example on the Cultural China website that seems to depict the same character.
http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/69A1480A2371.html
I'm interested if anyone has seen similar style/size figures in Yixing and it's age.
I think I would like to build a collection of these figures if there are others available in the market. Any help on where to find would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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- Tim - Jun 21, 2015 (10:41 AM)