A large late Qing or early Republic period Chinese Shiwan Kiln stoneware Bodhidharma statue dated circa the 1910. The figurine is hand crafted and brightly glazed. Raised on a painted wood base. Shiwan ware is Chinese pottery from kilns located in the Shiwanzhen Subdistrict of the provincial city of Foshan, near Guangzhou, Guangdong. It forms part of a larger group of wares from the coastal region known collectively as Canton stonewares. The area has been producing pottery since the Neolithic, and over 100 kiln-sites have now been excavated, but large-scale production of a variety of wares began under the late Ming dynasty, and continues to the present. Decorative Art For Collectors, Chinese Art And Antiques.