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A DEHUA FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMA
18TH CENTURY
The Buddhist monk is shown seated with his full robes pulled around his body, leaving one
foot exposed, and forming a cowl over his head. His face is detailed with short curly beard,
mustache and brows. The potter’s mark, Zhang Shoushan, is impressed on the back.
8º in. (21 cm.) high, box
$15,000-25,000
Dehua fgures with the mark of Zhang Shoushan are relatively unusual; only a few
have come to the market in recent years. They include a standing fgure of Damo in the
collection of Evelyn Anneberg Hall , sold at Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 150,
and a fgure of a standing Guanyin that was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2010,
lot 2676.
清十八世紀 德化白釉達摩坐像
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