Lot 724. A celadon jade bird-form amulet, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (c. 3800-2700 BC); 4.8 cm, 1 7/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot Sold 750,000 HKD . © Sotheby's.

depicted with bulging eyes and an undercut chin, its body carved in relief with four small triangles simulating the talons.

Exhibited: Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 14.