Lot 253. A Dehua figure of Li Teguai, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 11 3/4  in., 29.8 cm.  Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 26,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

shown seated on a pierced rockwork base, holding a staff with its right hand and the other holding a double gourd, the facial features finely modeled with large bulging eyes and a straight mustache and beard, wearing a simple robe tied at the chest and waist, the back impressed with two marks, one reading Dehua within a double gourd, and the other reading boji yuren within a square.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 march 2015