A Shiwan Pottery Figure of Daruma - Late Qing
July 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This is a very dynamic and arresting pottery of Daruma from the Shiwan kilns. It would have been made during the late Qing dynasty, circa 1880s-1910. The legendary Zen Monk, Daruma, is shown in a standing posture and wearing his classical hooded gown which is glazed with brilliant Sancai or Sang de Boeuf(oxblood) glaze while his face, arm and foot show the typical brown unglazed clay color...