Lot 3608. A massive white marble stand, Ming dynasty; 31.5 by 127 by 38 cm., 12 3/8 by 50 by 15 in. Estimate 450,000 — 550,000 HKD. Lot sold 562,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

formed from a single piece of stone, the low stand with angular scrolls forming the three-levelled platform with one end terminating in an upturned scroll and the other end turning inward forming the feet, the cream coloured stone with pale yellowish-green streaks and inclusions.

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 april 2014