Figurine

81-23-60

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 81-23-60
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese | Buddhist
Provenience China
Date Made 20th Century
Section Asian
Iconography Budai
Description

A seated Budai (a Chinese monk, often miscalled a Buddha) holding a lotus seed pod, instead of his traditional sack (which makes a pun of his name).

Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981

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