Lot 145. A bronze figure of Avalokiteśvara, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 32.5cm., 12 7/8 in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 GBP. © Sotheby's.

seated in dhyanasana, the left hand raised before the chest and the right arm lowered in varadamudra, each hand holding the end of a leafy lotus stalk rising to the shoulder supporting a vase and a bird, wearing a shawl and dhoti opening at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace, the borders incised at the hems with lotus, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned by an elaborate headdress surmounted by an Amitabha Buddha, wood stand.

Provenance: An English Private Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014