Lot 3060. A painted pottery figure of Kasyapa in the nirvana pose, Liao dynasty (916-1125); L 69.2cm W 30.5cm H 31.1cm. Sold for 3,120,000 (Estimate HKD 1,600,000 - 2,200,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022.

Provenance: 1. Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 189
2. The Ten-Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK151.

Exhibited: Sacred Beauty: A Millennium of Religious Art, 600-1600, McCLung Museum, University of Tennessee, 7 September, 2007 - 6 January, 2008.

Literature: 1. Frank H., McClung Museum, Sacred Beauty: A Millennium of Religious Art, 600-1600, Knoxville, 2007, p. 28
2. "Museum to Display Religious Artwork," The Daily Beacon , Knoxville: The University of Tennessee, 6 September, 2007, p.1.

Poly Auction. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 14 July 2022