A RED- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMA

Description:

China, Qing dynasty
H. 57 cm
Seated with legs crossed, his right hand raised in a form of the vitarkamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic robe including an underskirt fastened around his waist and a mantle covering his left shoulder, his breast showing several ribs, his emaciated face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below bushy eyebrows, mustache, beard framing his chin and his head encompassed with some large curls, on stand.
Southern German private collection - Traces of age, partly chipped, minor old repairs