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Pu-tai Ho-Shang
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1745
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
7.62 cm (3 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.780
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of Chinese Pu-Tai Ho-Shang (white and hollow), also called Hotei, or Laughing Buddha, sits cross-legged on an irregular base, hands on knees (one broken as is edge of base) robe obpen. Earbobs.
Inscriptionsunmarked
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.