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An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidharama),…
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Melbourne
Date:
27-May-2008
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An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidharama), seated wearing a long robe draped over his left shoulder, leaving his chest bare, and falling in draped folds over the rockwork base, his long skirt tied at the waist with a bowed sash, his head with well defined features lowered with downcast gaze, his curly brows, and beard finely incised, his right hand holding a fan centred with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. Height 44 cm. Provenance: The mark is that of a potter from the He family of Dehua potters
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Zother