Figure of god Budai (Pu-tai)

Made:
1851-1900 in China
Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness

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Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pottery figure of Pu-tai, one of 7 gods of happiness
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pottery figure of Budai (Pu-tai), one of 7 gods of happiness, represented as fat and bald, decorated and glazed in bright colour, on wooden stand, Chinese, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658074
Materials:
complete, pottery and wood
Measurements:
overall: 305 mm x 290 mm x 200 mm, 3.929 kg
excluding stand: 260 mm
type:
statue
credit:
Wellcome Trust