Lot 112. A celadon-glazed 'Buddhist lion' rectangular box and cover, Mid Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century; 14.3cm high. Estimate HK$ 80,000 - 100,000. Sold for HK$ 106,250 (€10,048). Photo: Bonhams.

The rectangular box decorated with an incised checkered pattern on each side, with a short neck to the top on which the cover rests, the handles formed from moulded Buddhist lion-heads, the cover potted with a rectangular flat top surmounted by a pair of seated Buddhist lions, each detailed with jaws open below the prominent snout and large eyes, with one paw resting on a ribboned ball, all covered with pale sea-green celadon glaze (2). 

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 May 2014