Zhao Meng (b. 1967), Scholar's Rock, Gongshi, 2011. Estimate 2,500 — 3,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's

celadon-glazed porcelain, elegantly potted in the form of a scholar's rock, vertically orientated and curving to the top, the uneven surface with deep pits, circular openings and rounded protrusions, covered overall in a vibrant celadon-green glaze, pooling in a drip below the tip, signed to the base in Chinese. Height 7 in., 17.4 cm.

Sotheby's. Monochrome, New York, 15 sept. 2015