Live Auction 8291Christie's Interiors
A CHINESE DEHUA MODEL OF BODHIDHARMA
Lot 49

A CHINESE DEHUA MODEL OF BODHIDHARMA

19TH CENTURY

Closed19 February 2013

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GBP 875

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A CHINESE DEHUA MODEL OF BODHIDHARMA
19TH CENTURY
The bearded Indian monk modelled standing on a broken reed on foaming waves carrying his shoe, his loose flowing robes gathered at the waist and open at his chest to reveal a necklace
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high

Specialist note

Bodhidharma is the founder of Chan Buddhism in China and is often depicted standing on a reed crossing the Yangtze River in this fashion.