A BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMA China, early Qing dynasty H. 14 cm Seated in rajalilasana with both hands resting on his raised right knee, wearing loin-cloth, bracelets and a cape made of leafs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes running into the nose-bridge, bushy eyebrows, moustache end beard framing his face, pierced elongated earlobes and curled hairdo. Old South German private collection, bought according to records from Neumeister Munich 1991, Sale 262, Lot 252 Traces of age, minor repairs