Lot 3137. A Qingbai carved and moulded 'Lion and Boy' pillow, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000 (USD 38,857 - USD 64,762). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The pillow is decorated on each broader side with a lion with brocade balls against a fish-roe ground; each narrower side with a boy amid foliage; the top with a cartouche enclosing foliage, all covered with a pale greenish-white glaze. There are four spur marks on one side and a ventilation hole on the base. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) wide, box

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics From The Yangdetang Collection, 30 November 2016, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall