11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
89
‘DAMO CROSSING THE YANGZI ON A REED’, DATED 1797 OR 1857
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
China. Ink and watercolors on silk. Depicting Damo (Bodhidharma) standing on a reed, dressed in flowing red and white robes, his face with a stern expression accented by a white beard and bushy brows, the eyes looking upwards, surrounded by gushing waves.
Inscriptions: Upper left, dated ‘in the winter of the year of Dingsi (corresponding to 1797 or 1857)’. Three seals.
Provenance: Belgian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, browning, creasing, small tears, minuscule losses, minor repairs, watermarks, and soiling.
Dimensions: Image size 107.5 x 48.2 cm, Size incl. mounting 158.5 x 66.6 cm
Bodhidharma is regarded as the first Chinese patriarch of Chan Buddhism who lived between the 5th and 6th century. Despite the lack of robust biographical information, early Chinese texts such as the Luoyang Qielan Ji, 'Record of the Buddhist Temples of Luoyang', written around 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, recorded Bodhidharma as a monk who traveled from central Asia to China. Daoxuan described Bodhidharma in Xu Gaoseng Zhuan, the 'Continuation of The Biographies of Eminent Monks', in the mid-seventh century, as a monk from southern India who arrived at the Kingdom of Nanyue during the Song period and then turned north to the Kingdom of Wei.
Legend says that the sage once crossed the Yangzi by riding reeds across the river to transmit the Mahayana teachings to the north. It is also said that he was so dedicated to attaining enlightenment that he cut off his own eyelids to prevent himself from falling asleep during meditation. He is thus always depicted with a stern expression of intense concentration.
Mounted on a silk brocade frame.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 19 December 2017, lot 6458
Price: USD 10,625 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (18th/19th century), Daruma
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, style, and size (113 x 49.2 cm). Note that this painting, exactly like the present lot, is also dated by inscription but not signed.
China. Ink and watercolors on silk. Depicting Damo (Bodhidharma) standing on a reed, dressed in flowing red and white robes, his face with a stern expression accented by a white beard and bushy brows, the eyes looking upwards, surrounded by gushing waves.
Inscriptions: Upper left, dated ‘in the winter of the year of Dingsi (corresponding to 1797 or 1857)’. Three seals.
Provenance: Belgian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, browning, creasing, small tears, minuscule losses, minor repairs, watermarks, and soiling.
Dimensions: Image size 107.5 x 48.2 cm, Size incl. mounting 158.5 x 66.6 cm
Bodhidharma is regarded as the first Chinese patriarch of Chan Buddhism who lived between the 5th and 6th century. Despite the lack of robust biographical information, early Chinese texts such as the Luoyang Qielan Ji, 'Record of the Buddhist Temples of Luoyang', written around 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, recorded Bodhidharma as a monk who traveled from central Asia to China. Daoxuan described Bodhidharma in Xu Gaoseng Zhuan, the 'Continuation of The Biographies of Eminent Monks', in the mid-seventh century, as a monk from southern India who arrived at the Kingdom of Nanyue during the Song period and then turned north to the Kingdom of Wei.
Legend says that the sage once crossed the Yangzi by riding reeds across the river to transmit the Mahayana teachings to the north. It is also said that he was so dedicated to attaining enlightenment that he cut off his own eyelids to prevent himself from falling asleep during meditation. He is thus always depicted with a stern expression of intense concentration.
Mounted on a silk brocade frame.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 19 December 2017, lot 6458
Price: USD 10,625 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Anonymous (18th/19th century), Daruma
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, style, and size (113 x 49.2 cm). Note that this painting, exactly like the present lot, is also dated by inscription but not signed.
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