Lot 90. A 'Dehua' figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Height 16 1/4 in., 41.3 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the figure modeled standing on a domed cloud-scroll base, wearing a long-sleeved robe concealing the hands held together in front of the chest, falling in deep folds around the body and open at the chest to reveal an ornate necklace, the face framed by hair swept up and fastened with a ruyi pin, with two long strands falling to the side, the back impressed with a seal mark Boji Yuren (virtue extends to all, even fishermen).

Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw.

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31st October 1994, lot 651.

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