Lot 3715. A white jade figure of a mythical beast, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 7 cm, 2 3/4  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

worked recumbent with legs tucked underneath its body and the tail curled alongside its rear haunches, the single-horned head turned sharply backwards looking at its knopped spine, the face detailed with large rounded eyes beneath curled eyebrows, funnel-shaped ears, flaring nostrils and a wide grinning mouth, the stone of an even white tone with traces of russet along the front

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 05 Apr 2017