A blanc-de-Chine Dehua Zhang Shoushan marked figure of a standing Damo (Bodhidarma)

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A blanc-de-Chine Dehua Zhang Shoushan marked figure of a standing Damo (Bodhidarma)

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PeriodProbably 18th century, ChinaDescriptionA fine figure of a creamy white (ivory coloured with a slightly pinkish tinge), marked on the back with an impressed mark for Zhang Shoushan within a double gourd form. On a later custom wooden stand.DimensionsH 28 cm (just the figure), or 31 cm (including the wooden stand)LiteratureProvenance: Collection of Peter Boode (1887-1972), by descent to the current owner.Condition ReportOne finger broken off and missing. Crazing of the glaze, mostly on the top of the head. The base with a hairline on the top (does not go through to the inside). Manufacturing flaws (such as firing cracks and dust in the glaze). See photos. No restoration.