Lot 254. A Dehua figure of Damo, Late Qing dynasty. Height 9 1/4  in., 23.5 cm.  Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

seated with one leg raised, wearing long robes falling into voluminous folds and opening to reveal the bare chest, the head slightly lowered with a serene expression, detailed with characteristic coiled eyebrows, mustache and beard, the reverse impressed with a square seal reading boji yuren.

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