Jingdezhen: Statuette of Bodhidharma
Stoneware
Jingdezhen: Statuette of Bodhidharma
CHINA, Jiangxi, Jingdezhen
This Jingdezhen statuette features Bodhidharma with a square head, high forehead, curly eyebrows, large eyes looking downwards, a bulbous nose, lips lightly pursed, and a full, curly beard. He wears a heavy cloak with a hood and sits cross-legged on a stone platform. His face is gold in color, while the cloak is a combination of black and gold.
In order to achieve an aged look, the statuette is partially acid-treated after firing. This effect is particularly noticeable in the cloak. The only detail in this piece lies in Bodhidharma’s face, which completely draws the observer’s attention.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 146.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jingdezhen: Statuette of Bodhidharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 146.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Jingdezhen: Statuette of Bodhidharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:146.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Jingdezhen: Statuette of Bodhidharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 146).
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