Bodhidharma
Porcelain
Bodhidharma (detail)
Bodhidharma
CHINA; Ming dynasty
Bodhidharma sits in meditation with downcast eyes. He is depicted with a round face and high forehead. The eyebrows and mustache consist of whorl patterns, which are also rendered around the ears. Bodhidharma has a bulbous nose, narrow mouth, and elongated earlobes. The body is covered in a loose flowing robe leaving the chest bare. The hands and feet are hidden within the robe. The porcelain has a shiny white ivory luster typical on works from Dehua. This example is from Dehua and was created in the 17th century.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 163.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bodhidharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 163.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bodhidharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:163.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bodhidharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 163).
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