Lot 458. A turquoise-glazed Zhenwu shrine, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 11 1/2  in., 29.2 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 8,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2014.

the deity portrayed seated inside, with two guardians outside below two dragons trailing down from a lintel, a smaller figure in the alcove above and a turtle entwined with a snake representing the North at his feet, set on a waisted pedestal base, the platform glazed aubergine.

Sotheby's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. 18 MARS 2014 - 19 MARS 2014. NEW YORK