A rare Longquan celadon figure of Puxian seated on an elephant,Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century. Estimate $7,000 – $9,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

uxian, the bodhisattva of Universal Goodness, is shown seated on a lotus socle supported on the back of an elephant, and holding a lotus stem that supports a book over the right shoulder. The unglazed face, chest and hands, and the eyes of the elephant are of brick-red color. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high

Notes: A similar Longquan celadon figure of Puxian riding an elephant is illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 501, no. 16:97, where it is dated c. 1368-1450, and where another in the Victoria and Albert Museum is mentioned.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza