Lot 112. A tortoise-form pottery inkstone and cover, Eastern Han dynasty-Six Dynasties (25-589). Length 14 cm, 5½ in. (2). Lot sold: 18,900 GBP (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.

the base cleverly modelled in reptile form, the animal standing four square with its head raised, the incised domed shell forming the removable cover.

Provenance: P.C. Lu & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong, 23rd March 1987.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022