Lot 144. A ‘Longquan’ celadon and biscuit Guanyin and elephant group, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 10 1/8  in., 25.7 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Photo Sotheby’s

the deity shown seated atop a lotus petal base resting on the back of an elephant, hands in dhyanamudra, covered overall in an olive-green glaze except for the face, chest, hands of the Guanyin, and the eyes and tusks of the elephant which have burnt orange in the firing, wood stand. 

Provenance: E & J Frankel, New York, circa 1973.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 16 sept. 2014