A 'DAMO WITH QILIN' WOOD GROUP, 18TH CENTURY

A 'SLEEPING DAMO WITH QILIN' LACQUERED WOOD GROUP, 18TH CENTURY
China. The reclining figure carved resting on a low table with scrolled ends, wearing long flowing robes open at the chest revealing his emaciated body, a small qilin pup peering out, the wood of a warm, rich and dark tone.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, December 1979. Traudi and Peter Plesch, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Christie's London, 3.11.2009, Lot 174, sold for GBP £6,875. A private collector, acquired from the above. Old labels from Spink, Christies and Plesch Collection 'Ws 18' to base.
Published: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 'Bamboo and Wood Carvings of China & the Far East', 1979, page 33, catalogue no. 178.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear, natural flaws and fissures, two tiny old repairs to edges. Fine, unctuous patina.

Weight: 853.6 g
Dimensions: Length 20 cm

Note the extremely fine detail incision work to beard and eyebrows of the Bodhidharma.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related, but much smaller carving of Damo at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art, 03 April 2018, lot 3700, sold for HKD $100,000.

木雕達摩麒麟，十八世紀
中國，達摩斜倚在靠座上，著長袍露胸，他的左手懷抱著一隻小麒麟。小麒麟望向空中，生動活潑。溫暖濃郁深色的木料。

來源：Spink & Son Ltd藝廊，1979年12月。英國Traudi and Peter Plesch，購於上述藝廊。倫敦佳士得，2009年11月3日，拍號174，成交價GBP £6.875。一個私人收藏家購於上述拍賣。底部可見標簽：Spink，佳士得及 Plesch 收藏 'Ws 18'。
出版：Spink & Son Ltd.出版， 英國倫敦，'Bamboo and Wood Carvings ofChina
& the Far East'，1979年，頁33，圖錄號178。
品相：品相機好，老磨損，天然缺陷和裂紋，邊沿上兩道細小舊時修補。細膩厚潤的包漿。

重量：853.6 克
尺寸：長 20 厘米