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Figure of a seated monk
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Figure of a seated monk

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1944 · vitrification; gild; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain figurine, covered with a transparent white glaze. Seated, laughing monk (Budai?) with a pearl in his hand and bare chest and belly. On the back an incised and gilded unidentified character. Blanc de Chine.

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Credit lineFigure of a seated monk. c. 1800 - c. 1944. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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