Is the carved agarwood Buddha statue in Qing Dynasty agarwood or Daphne?

The agarwood Buddha carved in Qing Dynasty belongs to Daphne family.

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Different from sandalwood, agarwood is not a kind of wood, but a special fragrant tree, which is a solid condensate of oil (resin) and wood components. But the wood of this fragrant tree itself has no special fragrance, and the wood is soft.

This Buddha statue of Daphne family, with curved eyebrows and trimmed eyes, drooping ears, full face, deep and introspective expression and distinctive facial features. Wearing a chest-wrapped cassock, the craft is exquisite and the lines are simple and smooth. This Buddha statue is well-proportioned, and it is extremely rare to get a moderate degree, just right and meticulous in both details and overall grasp. Its wood is tough and smooth, fine in texture, reddish in color, and its color deepens with age, which is simple and beautiful.

This work contains almost all wood carving techniques, such as relief and round carving. Its exquisite craftsmanship reproduces woodcarving works like a model, and the profound craftsmanship created by the knife workers is amazing and the details are like hair.