Bidspirit auction | Chinese Crackle Porcelain Buddha or

Chinese Crackle Porcelain Buddha or Budai Figure - Chinese porcelain figure depicting a laughing Buddha or Budai, 19th/20th century. Executed in a white or cream crackle glaze. The figure is modeled as seated with his robes loosely draped about his shoulders, holding a fruit or floral bloom in his right hand. With a custom carved and intricately reticulated wooden stand. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi, Inc., New York, 18 March 1976; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Without stand) Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 7 1/2 in x depth: 5 1/2 in. Condition: There are no cracks or signs of restoration. There is crazing to the glaze. There is a small chip along the right shoulder. There are a few rounded and linear firing flaws. There are fleabite to small-sized chips along the footrim. There is a chip along the interior near the footrim. Wear to the wooden stand including small chips and losses to the finish. There is a crack along the rim. There is a loss to one of the pierced elements. Along the rim, there are two small splits in the wood. Some light scratches to the wooden stand.