Lot 1370, A large stone bust of Avalokiteshvara. Estimate  USD 4,000 ~ 6,000. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the full face with serene downcast gaze and gentle smile, crowned with an elaborate crown centered with a standing figure of Amitabha atop a lotus surrounded by foliate scrolls, the sides of the crown tied with ribbons reaching to the shoulders, draped with a shawl, parting to reveal a double-string necklace, stand (2). Height 30 in., 76.2 cm

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 29th September 2004, lot 226.

Sotheby’s. Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art New York, 19 mars 2016