Figurine of Bodhidharma
Ivory
Figurine of Bodhidharma
JAPAN; Edo period
This ivory figurine was created by Japanese artist Kitao Shigemasa. Because it has an ivory extension, it is thought that this figurine might have formed the knob at the end of a staff.
Bodhidharma is depicted surrounded by a whirling effect. He has thick eyebrows, sunken eyes, a bulbous nose, and is frowning. His entire body is covered in a cloak with a series of curved folds radiating out from the head.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 99.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Figurine of Bodhidharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 99.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Figurine of Bodhidharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:99.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Figurine of Bodhidharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 99).
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