Lot #245 - An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidarma)
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Property From The Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE & Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:31 Mar 2015 ~ 6pm Session 1: Lots 1 - 162
01 Apr 2015 ~ 6pm Session 2: Lots 163 - 461 -
Lot #:245
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Lot Description:An impressive ivory-glazed figure of Damo (Bodhidarma)
seated wearing a long robe draped over his left shoulder leaving the chest bare, and falling in draped folds over the rockwork base, his long skirt tied at the waist with a bowed sash, the head with downcast gaze, the brows and beard finely incised, his right hand holding a fan centred with a seated figure of 'Amitabha Buddha', the left tightly clasped, covered overall with a glaze of even tone, the back with an impressed mark within a double gourd
43.5 cm high -
Estimate:A$7,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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