Asian Arts

PROVENANCE:

Honeychurch Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, (sold as circa 1870)

Acquired from the above by the present owner, November 9, 1989

NOTE:

For a closely related figure of Songachai, see Heidi Tan et al, "Enlightened Ways, The Many Streams of Buddhist Art in Thailand", Singapore 2012, p. 154, no. 67, where it is noted the arhat was exceedingly handsome, and to avoid unwanted advances, "he allowed himself to become exceedingly overweight..."

來源：

香港Honeychurch Antiques Ltd，（屆時斷代約1870）

1989年11月9日現任藏家購藏於上述來源

註：

見一尊相似Songchai佛像，於 "Enlightened Ways, The Many Streams of Buddhist Art in Thailand", Singapore 2012, p. 154, no. 67，描述：“由於太過英俊，他刻意增肥超重以平除自我優勢...”