Lot 838. A Qingbai tiger-form support, China, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The hollow figure modeled as a recumbent tiger with mouth open in a roar and long, striped tail flicked to one side, the back supporting a slightly concave platform, covered with a pale aqua-blue glaze, the flat base unglazed, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.