Lot 201. A gilt-bronze figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 16.5cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate GBP 7,000 — 9,000. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

seated in lalitasana atop a lotus base with beaded edge, the slender figure wearing a dhoti with incised floral band and a long scarf around the shoulders and falling over the arms, the head tilted and the face with medative expression framed by a five-point tiara and large pendent earrings, the base covered by a copper plate.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015