Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries

It appears to be a Chinese statue. Don't know of the exact age but appears to have some age.
Thanks

I'm not sure what the stamps in the top left image have to say, but the larger of the top right marks reads down and across from right to left as "Fujian Huiguan" (Fujian Association), also called "Club" or "Guild". The two-character smaller one reads from the right as "Qianlong", apparently meaning the imperial name of the figure.

The Fujian Association was a group of distinguished porcelain figurine painters who worked at Jingdezhen during the early 20th century and produced various highly-praised examples. Yours is a more recent and commonplace representation of the 18th century Qianlong emperor, which is lacking in the quality of workmanship that identifies those who actually worked in the group.

I suggest you take the following link to gotheborg.com and search the webpage for "Fujian", which should take you directly to the section on these artists. You'll find photos of three fakes and one probably authentic figurine with marks of this group, which may help make the points in my comments.

http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml

Here also is an unsigned 9-inch model of the Budai Heshang or "Cloth-sack Monk", an avatar of the Maitreya Bodhisattva or Mortal Buddha. In my opinion, this piece probably is of the Republic period and modeled after the style of the Fujian Huiguan.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Thank you so much Bill for your response and identifying the mark. Yes, the decoration on these statues are pretty sloppy compared to the genuine Fujian.

Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |