A good Dehua figure of Budai, Kangxi, the smiling Bodhisattva is moulded wearing loosely draped robes that open at his chest to reveal his corpulent form, and holding a prayer bead in his left hand, 14cm high x 17cm wide Provenance: From a Noble English family, prior to 1921 Compare with a similar figure of Budai, illustrated by Gordon Lang, Wrestling Boys, Burghley House Preservation Trust, Peterborough, 1983, no.234, p.90. The Burghley House example is recorded in the house inventory of 1688. 清康熙 德化弥勒像 拍品来源：英国显赫贵族私人收藏，购自1921年前 Condition Report: in good condition other than a possible ground chip to lower edge but this could also be in the firing and with some firing faults but otherwise good Condition Report Disclaimer