Lot 196. A polychrome and gilt-lacquered wood Manjusri group, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366). Height 16 3/4 in., 42.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 122,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the bodhisattva seated in vajrasana on a lotus base atop a lion's back, dressed in long flowing robes, the hair partly tied in a top knot with plaits falling over the shoulders, wearing a five-point diadem and necklaces, the lion wearing a bell collar and trappings with tassels, its head turned towards the attendant pulling on a rope tied around its neck, traces of gilding, red, black and blue pigment. 

Provenance: Christie's New York, 16th September 1999, lot 238

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 11 september 2012