Lot 199. A gilt-bronze figure of Green Tara, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 16.2cm., 6 3/8 in. Estimate GBP 5,000 — 7,000. Lot sold 21,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base, the right hand held in varadamudra and the left raised to the chest in vitarkamudra, both supporting uptala lotuses rising to the shoulders along the elbows, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled necklaces around the waist and the chest, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015