Lot 3691. A bamboo carving of a pumpkin, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 5.8 cm., 2 1/4  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 87,500  HKD. © Sotheby's

finely carved in the round as a pumpkin issuing from a gnarled branch bearing large leaves and meandering tendrils extending across the surface, the bamboo patinated to a warm brown colour. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015