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AN UNUSUAL PRUNUS-CAST LOBED BALUSTER VASE AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMA AND A BRONZE
STAND FIGURE OF A SAGE
18th century Ming/Qing dynasty
The hexafoil body well cast with two gnarl branches of blossoming The bodhidharma standing on a reed above breaking waves, his
prunus at shoulder and extending to lower portion of the spreading right hand raised and his robes loosely dressed showing bear chest
trumpet neck, the short pedestal base with four ruyi feet made and pop belly, the tip of the robe flying in mid air suggesting strong
separately and now connected by metal pins. wind; the old-age sage, possibly a Daoist immortal, standing casually
10 5/8in (27.2cm) high looking to his right with his right hand raised, the robe loosely worn
showing emaciated ribbed chest, the tips of the robe slightly swayed
$4,000 - 6,000 suggesting a gentle breeze, small holes dotted around the sage’s
mouth and sideburns for hair inserts.
Bodhidharma 6 7/8in (17.7cm) high; Sage 6 3/8in (16.5cm) high
十八世紀 梅枝觚形帶座銅瓶
$2,000 - 3,000

明/清 達摩過海銅立像、道人銅立像

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