Chinese painting ‘Bodhidharma on the Waves’, signed Yu Zhiding

Painting executed in ink and pigments on silk, mounted on brocade silk in shades of red and cream. It depicts Bodhidharma standing on the waves of the sea, wearing a blue tunic and with a solemn expression. On the upper left side is the inscription ‘“康熙三年秋七月广陵禹之鼎敬绘”', followed by two red seals: ‘“慎斋禹之鼎印”', and ‘“广陵涛上渔人”'. Yu Zhiding (1647–1709).

Size: 82 x 52 cm; Total size: 198 x 65 cm