A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF BUDAI, 18TH CENTURY China. The Laughing Buddha seated in royal ease on his sack and wearing a long flowing robe with finely incised shou characters above a leiwen ground, his eyebrows also incised, the robe opening at the chest to reveal his outsized belly. Provenance: From a Scottish private collection. Bonham's London, Asian Art, 9 Mai 2016, lot 167, bought in at an estimate of GBP £5,000-£8,000. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use and tiny nibbling. Scattered remainders of back and red cold painting. Weight: 392.1 g Dimensions: Height 8 cm The face of the future Buddha has a joyful expression, flanked with elongated earlobes, crowned with a bald pate, the features nicely picked out with pigment. 芙蓉石雕布袋，十八世紀 中國。布袋和尚坐於大布袋，長袍大開，敞胸露腹，長袍上可見壽字紋，長眉上色。 來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏。倫敦邦翰思2016年5月9日《亞洲藝術》，估價 GBP £5,000-£8,000. 品相：品相良好，老磨損，使用痕跡，輕微磕損。彩繪大面積褪色。 重量：392.1 克 尺寸：高 8 厘米