Lot 3620. A lacquered ceramic 'Lingbi' imitation scholar's rock, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 5.1 by 17.5 by 7.3 cm., 2 by 6 7/8 by 3 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's

exquisitely wrought out to stand horizontally on two points or vertically on one, twisting in various directions and connecting through openings, the 'rock' applied with a lustrous russet-brown lacquer partly worn in area revealing the smooth greyish body beneath, two wood stands.

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 april 2014