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An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidarma) seated…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
1-Apr-2015
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Description:
An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidarma) 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. Other 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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Category:
Unclassified