Lot 618. A grey-jade 'boy and elephant' group, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 7.8 cm, 3 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 75,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the elephant standing foursquare with its head turned towards its left, a boy sitting astride it while holding a treasure vase (bao ping), the stone of a greyish-white colour mottled with icy inclusions.

Provenance: The Rothschild Family Collection.

Exhibited: 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, Marchant, London, 2010, p. 110, no. 82