Painstakingly carved from a single root of aromatic cedar by a skilled artisan, this sculpture is a unique work of art to be collected. Through the creative hands of the artist, the life-like figure of the Buddhist Monk, Damo, standing beneath an elm tree emerges from the organic body of the cedar root. Damo, or the Bodhidharma, is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Zen Buddhism to China and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, Damo also introduced…