Lot 625. An unusual Qingbai 'Toad' water-dropper, Song dynasty (960-1279); 9.3 cm, 3 5/8  in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 HKD. Lot sold 22,500 HKD. © Sotheby's. 

modelled in the form of a rotund amphibian, naturalistically depicted with large bulging eyes and dense characteristic bumps on its back, its mouth pierced to pour water, applied overall with a blue-tinged transparent glaze. 

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 29 november 2018