Lot 5115. A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Guanyin, Shisou mark, 17th century; 12.9 cm, 5  in. Estimate 150,000 — 180,000 HKD. Sold for 275,000 HKD (32,538 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

depicted seated with the right knee raised supporting both hands with one holding a scroll, clad in long flowing robes falling into voluminous folds and draped over by a shawl, the garments embellished by silver wire-inlaid clouds and scrollwork borders, opening to reveal the bare chest, the expression rendered serene and meditative, framed by pendulous earlobes and a cowl, the reverse similarly inlaid with a Shisou mark.

Provenance: An Irish collection since the 1970s, by repute.