superbly carved from one single piece of Zitan wood, bearing the typical crab-claw marks and a rich, dark red-brown patina with a subtle lustre. Possibly Imperial Workshops, Beijing.Provenance: From a French private collection.Condition: Superb condition with minor wear and natural age cracks as visible on the images in the catalogue and online at . Weight: 3 Kilograms.Dimensions: Height 44 cm.The figure is shown standing on a round base of cresting waves, wearing a monastic robe that falls in graceful folds around the body. His face has a contemplative expression, enhanced by the curly eyebrows, moustache and goatee beard.Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the monks of Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of Shaolin Kungfu. In Japan, he is known as Daruma.Compare with a related Rhinoceros horn statue of Damo at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession Number: 2011.344.十八世紀紫檀達摩立像中國,十七世紀晚期至十八世紀中期。大型木雕利用一整塊紫檀,典型的蟹爪紋理,厚重的深紅棕色包漿汎著微微的光澤。可能是北京御制。來源:法國私人收藏品相:極好,輕微磨損,明顯的年代造成的裂縫,細圖重量:3 公斤尺寸:高44 厘米