A Soapstone Carving of Bodhidharma

Late 19th or 20th century, finely carved sculpture of Bodhidharma enclosed in a cave in deep meditation with bats along the side, four seal script characters incised in red to lower front.

6 x 4 x 3 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

A break with loss to underside.