Lot 252. Two Dehua figures, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height of taller 10 3/8  in., 26.4 cm.  Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 7,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the first of a seated Wenchang, god of literature, wearing robes of a civil official, decorated in famille-rose enamels, holding a scroll; the second of Guandi seated on a throne, wearing intricately molded and incised armor beneath a long dragon robe secured by a belt, one hand holding a copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals, the fierce face with remnants of mustache (2).

Provenance: The second: Warren E. Cox & Associates, New York, 20th November 1974.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 march 2015