Lot 819. A 'Dehua' figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Height 20 in., 50.8 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

the standing deity wearing voluminous robes falling in heavy folds and a single-strand beaded necklace, the hair covered with a cowl and the head turned slightly to the left with a peaceful gaze, the back with an impressed jinfeng square seal mark.

Exhibited: Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 35.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017