Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM naturally aged brass tone with

naturally aged brass tone with areas of handling wear consistent with devotional use

it’s thick

but instead of ferocity

Artist Biography — Arai Yoshimune II (新井 芳宗

Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM naturally aged brass tone withA powerful and expressive antique Japanese bamboo root carving (nemagari takeboku sz), representing Daruma (Bodhidharma), the semi legendary Indian monk credited with founding Zen Buddhism in Japan. Carved from a naturally curved section of bamboo root, the figures intense expression and fierce gaze emerge from the organic form of the wood, the carver skillfully using the roots natural twists and fibers to evoke Darumas wild beard and ascetic