Lot 3637. An inscribed zitan reticulated cylindrical perfumier, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 21.6 cm, 8 1/2  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 275,000 HKD  (31,613 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's

of cylindrical form, the hardwood deftly carved and pierced with two chilong, one ascending and the other descending with clawed arms outstretched, facing each other with their hair swept over serpentine bodies and writhing amidst swirling lingzhi stems, all between two borders of angular scrolls and set on a stand inscribed horizontally in clerical script with eight characters reading yi hong xiang nuan, huakai jian fo ('With a pond filled with fragrance and warmth, Buddha will appear when the flowers bloom'), the base incised with a square seal reading Kezhai ('Studio of Reverence'), the seal of Wu Dacheng. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 07 Oct 2015