Lot 24. A set of fifteen painted bodhi leaves and calligraphy sheets, 19th century.Each 43.5cm (17 1/8in) x 33cm (13in). Estimate £ 8,000-12,000. Sold for £ 12,500 (€ 14,371). Photo Bonhams.

Each leaf delicately painted with scenes of arhats engaging in various pursuits within a garden setting or mystically emerged on waves or clouds, each accompanied by an extract of Jingang Jing, the Diamond Sutra, written in Kaishu script in gilt, framed and glazed. 

Provenance: a distinguished Belgian private collection, and thence by descent.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12 November 2015