Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century, China, Porcelain with ivory glaze (Dehua ware), H. 11 3/4

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Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century, China, Porcelain with ivory glaze (Dehua ware), H. 11 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 7 1/2 (19 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics, Bodhidharma (Damo in Chinese), the foreign monk credited with founding the Chan (or Zen) tradition of East Asian Buddhism, is here identified by his bald head, meditative posture, and monastic clothing

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