Lot 160. A small bronze lion-form weight, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 2 1/4 in. (5.5 cm.) long. Estimate HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The recumbent beast is finely modelled with a large snout, sharp fangs, rounded eyes, thick curly mane and bushy tail flicked to one side of its right hindleg, Japanese wood box.

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor