STATUE DE DAMO EN PORCELAINE DEHUA
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The finely modelled figure is shown seated wearing a voluminous monastic robe that falls in graceful folds around the body, with his clasped hands hidden within the long sleeves. The face is realistically carved with downcast eyes and a contemplative expression, enhanced by the curly eyebrows, moustache and goatee beard. A double-gourd-shaped seal, He Chaozong, is impressed on the back.
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand
STATUE DE DAMO EN PORCELAINE DEHUA
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The finely modelled figure is shown seated wearing a voluminous monastic robe that falls in graceful folds around the body, with his clasped hands hidden within the long sleeves. The face is realistically carved with downcast eyes and a contemplative expression, enhanced by the curly eyebrows, moustache and goatee beard. A double-gourd-shaped seal, He Chaozong, is impressed on the back.
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand