Lot 3259. A white jade foreigner on an elephant, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 2.5 cm., 1 in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot Sold 350,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

finely carved in the round as an elephant standing four-square with its head looking down, its trunk curled alongside its foreleg, supporting a foreigner on its back seated cross-legged upon a fine cloth, dressed in a flowing robe, his right hand touching his head framing an expressive face with a broad smile, the white stone with russet inclusions.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011