Lot 1284. A dated sancai-glazed stoneware figure of Buddha, dated to mid-autumn of the yimao year of Jiajing, corresponding to 1555, and of the period; 15 in. (38 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013

The ochre-yellow, green and blackish-brown-glazed figure of Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus base from which issue clouds that encase the bottom of the petal-shaped mandorla which is inscribed Shanren Xuewei zao (made by mountain man Xuewei), Liu Jing (probably an individual's name), follow by the date, Jiajing yimao qiu zhong, stand.