Smith & Singer
245

An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidarma)

Estimate $7,000 – $10,000

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Alternate Views

seated wearing a long robe draped over his left shoulder leaving the chest bare, and falling in draped folds over the rockwork base, his long skirt tied at the waist with a bowed sash, the head with downcast gaze, the brows and beard finely incised, his right hand holding a fan centred with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha, the left tightly clasped, covered overall with a glaze of even tone, the back with an impressed mark within a double gourd
43.5 cm high

Show Catalogue Notes

Catalogue Notes

Compare with a very similar figure from the John Weller Collection, sold Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne 27 May 2008, lot 69

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