Lot 66. A lacquered parcel-gilt bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 47 cm, 18 1/2  in. Est: £80,000 - £120,000. Lot sold £100,000 (€114,530). © Sotheby's.

seated in dhyanasana, the left hand held in dhyanamudra while the right is held in abhayamudra grasping a lingzhi stem, wearing a long flowing robe and dhoti bordered by stylised scrolling lotus, the open chest draped in an elaborate necklace, the face with a benevolent expression detailed with downcast eyes beneath high arched brows and above a bud mouth, flanked by long pendulous ears and surmounted by a crown beneath a domed ushnisha, with polychrome lacquer decoration and gilding.