A 'Dehua' figure of Buddha. Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Photo Sotheby's

shown seated in dhyanasana on top of a lotus base, a pearl resting in both hands, a wan emblem molded on the chest, wearing loosely draped robes falling in crisp folds, the face with a serene expression below spiky snail curls surrounding a smooth, rounded usnisa, covered in a glaze of milk-white tone, the back with impressed double-gourd mark reading He Chaozong, with wood stand (2). Height 9 1/2 in., 24 cm. Estimation: 2,000 - 3,000 USD - Lot. Vendu 37,500 USD

PROVENANCE: Philips London, 10th June 1992, lot 219. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 11 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com