A dehua model of seated Guanyin . Four-character seal mark, Kangxi period. photo Nagel Auctions

seated in lalitasana with one leg raised upon a woven circular mat, her arms hidden beneath long robes and her finely carved face with benign expression below a high chignon set with flower-studded tiara and cowl, the back with inverted seal 

Provenance: Former collection Maurice Walk, Illinois, sold Sotheby's N.Y., 22.3.2001, Lot 100

Few firing cracks, crown slightly restored. H. 36,5 cm - Estimate 5 500 €

Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. November 4th 2011. www.auction.de