Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM This matched pair of menuki

This matched pair of menuki presents a vivid narrative scene drawn from a well-known Heian-era tale

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

Rare Ingram & Co

Function: Menuki

Artist Biography — Arai Yoshimune II (新井 芳宗

Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Root Sculpture – Depicting Daruma (Bodhidharma) – 20" Tall LS#079 POSIM This matched pair of 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