A Dehua figure of Manjushri seated on a lion, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Estimate $18,000 - $25,000. Price Realized $149,000 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The elegant figure shown seated on a Buddhist lion and wearing loose robes falling to the exposed left foot, with hair separated into two knots which rest on either shoulder, holding a tied scroll in the right hand and rosary beads in the left - 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) high 

Provenance: With Alice Boney, New York, before 1970s.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York.

Literature: A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART III - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: QING CERAMICS, GLASS AND JADE CARVINGS, 19 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.