A large Dehua figure of Guanyin, He Chaozong mark. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo: Bonhams.

The voluptuous feminine form elaborately bejeweled and attired, holding a pearl aloft in her right hand while her left supports a lotus blossom, all raised upon a plinth molded in crashing waves and lotus pods, the back of her hip bearing the impressed four-character maker's mark within a square cartouche, as well as a double gourd shaped mark possibly reading Dehua (crack to plinth). 19in (48.2cm) high

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 13 Oct 2015 10:00 PDT, SAN FRANCISCO