A SUPERB AND VERY RARE DEHUA FIGURE OF DAMO SEATED IN MEDITATION
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
A SUPERB AND VERY RARE DEHUA FIGURE OF DAMO SEATED IN MEDITATION CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY The finely modeled figure is shown seated in dhyanansana on a straw or grass mat, and wears a voluminous monastic robe that falls in graceful folds around the body, his clasped hands hidden within the long sleeves. The face is sensitively modeled with downcast eyes and a contemplative expression, enhanced by the curly eyebrows, mustache and goatee below the delicate urna centering the forehead. The figure is covered overall in a creamy glaze of ivory tone that pools to pale olive tone in the recesses. A square seal, Chen shixin yin (made by Chen Shixin), is impressed on the back. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high, wood stand
A SUPERB AND VERY RARE DEHUA FIGURE OF DAMO SEATED IN MEDITATION
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
A SUPERB AND VERY RARE DEHUA FIGURE OF DAMO SEATED IN MEDITATION CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY The finely modeled figure is shown seated in dhyanansana on a straw or grass mat, and wears a voluminous monastic robe that falls in graceful folds around the body, his clasped hands hidden within the long sleeves. The face is sensitively modeled with downcast eyes and a contemplative expression, enhanced by the curly eyebrows, mustache and goatee below the delicate urna centering the forehead. The figure is covered overall in a creamy glaze of ivory tone that pools to pale olive tone in the recesses. A square seal, Chen shixin yin (made by Chen Shixin), is impressed on the back. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high, wood stand
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