Lot 285. A 'Dehua' figure of Shou Lao, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD.Photo: Sotheby's

the seated deity holding a peach, with smiling countenance beneath a prominent brow, a crane nestled against the right side and a recumbent deer looking up from the left, all supported on a rockwork base, wood stand (2) - Height 5 in., 12.7 cm

From the Collection of Richard Lehman Gray

Exhibition: Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 45.

Bibliography: Liu Youzheng, Zhongguo Dehua Baici Yanjiu / Blanc de Chine, Beijing, 2007, col. pl. 38.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM