seated in dhyanasana, the right hand in vitarkamudra, the left holding a ruyi sceptre, on a lotus base supported by a hexagonal plinth, impressed Puji Ruren mark

Richard de la Mare 收藏，英國 Much Hadham Hall
倫敦蘇富比1980年9月30日/10月1日
倫敦邦瀚斯2009年11月5日，編號230

The figure is in good condition with the exception of a restored raised middle finger on the right hand, circa 4cm., firing cracks to the top left and right side of the pedestal base, three short firing cracks to the top left and right side of the lotus pedestal, two light firing lines through the bottom of the ribbon-tied bow, and a firing crack to the tip of one lotus on the base.
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Richard de la Mare, collector of Chinese and Japanese porcelain was T.S. Elliott's publisher. He was the uncle of Sotheby's leading Chinese specialist Julian Thompson and introduced the latter to Chinese porcelain at an early age.