Budai

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699

Budai (literally ‘sack cloth’) is a character from Chinese folklore. He can be identified from his sack and his bare, fat belly. Budai represents contentment.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1502
  • Dimensionsheight 5.6 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 3.2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Budai

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1502

  • Description

    Beeld van een zittende dikke man met een baard, één hand op de opgetrokken knie; de mantel is weggezakt, zodat de buik en schouders zijn ontbloot. De achterzijde is slechts ruw bewerkt. (barst in buik; neus afgesleten).

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1699

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 5.6 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 3.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Maartje Draak bequest, 1996)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; bequeathed by Prof. Dr Amalia Maartje Elisabeth Draak (1907-1995), Amsterdam, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1995;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1996

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