Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM Function: Menuki

Function: Menuki

This plate remains in good condition but it must be noted that this is a small chip on the edge

The overall design shows three very auspicious elements in Asian art - Pine / Bamboo / Plum Blossom (Shochikubai) - that symbolize strength and perseverance and good fortune

The trestle-style legs are shaped in a waisted baluster profile with pierced oval apertures — a classical kyosoku leg form — each set on a flat rectangular foot

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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM Function: MenukiA 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