Western Australian bronze Buddha is from China’s Ming Dynasty and could sell for $100,000 at auction

via Daily Mail, 07 March 2023: A bronze statue of a baby Buddha found in Western Australia belongs to China’s Ming Dynasty and could fetch up to $100,000 at auction. But the article also taps into a pseudoarchaeological theory of Zheng He’s Ming Fleet visiting Australia.

A tiny bronze Buddha statue found in Western Australia will be auctioned for $100,000 after experts confirm the Chinese relic dates back some 600 years.

Asian art expert Lee Young, owner and managing director of Dore and Reese auctioneers in the UK, examined the infant Buddha during a recent episode of the UK’s Antiques Roadshow TV program.

Mr Young determined the small figurine hailed from China’s 15th-century Ming Dynasty, making it a rare ‘world treasure’.

Source: Western Australian bronze Buddha is from China’s Ming Dynasty and could sell for $100,000 at auction | Daily Mail Online

See also:

• Could a Ming dynasty Buddha found near an Australian beach rewrite history? | The Guardian, 09 Mar 2023
• Ming Dynasty infant Buddha statue unearthed in Australia has starting bid of $100,000 | Yahoo News, 10 Mar 2023
• Infant Buddha found in Australia originated from Ming Dynasty, expert says | Fox News, 11 Mar 2023