Chinese Pale Glazed Earthenware Buddhist Deity Figure Lotus Hardwood Stand 3.5" Chado 5" tall (25 x 37

5" tall (25 x 37 cm)

ISBN 9781561582815

early to mid-Edo period

The craftsman has allowed the material itself to speak — its smooth contours

Chinese Pale Glazed Earthenware Buddhist Deity Figure Lotus Hardwood Stand 3.5" Chado 5" tall (25 x 37Chinese Pale Glazed Earthenware Buddhist Deity Figure Lotus Hardwood Stand 3. 5 Inches A quietly compelling small Chinese earthenware figure of a seated Buddhist deity, the upper body covered in a smooth pale grey white glaze of glassy surface, the lower body and base left in the unglazed buff earthenware clay as fired. The modeling is summary and folk in character the face featureless, the limbs simplified yet the pose and attributes carry clear