Lot 3623. An archaistic spinach-green jade bowl, fanggu, mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 23 cm., 9 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000  HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD. © Sotheby's

the body resting on a short foot, the exterior decorated in low relief with a pair of taotie masks, interrupted by a pair of loop taotie mask handles below the key-fret bordered rim, the remaining two sides with a larger pair of loop handles in the form of boldly worked mythical beasts issuing from the rim, the base incised with a six-character fanggu mark, the stone of a rich spinach-green colour accentuated with dark speckles and white streaks.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015