Lot 3689. A Tianhuang 'Bixie' seal, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 4.1 by 3.3 by 1.8 cm., 1 5/8  by 1 1/4  by 5/8  in., weight 40 gr. stimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,000,000. ©  Sotheby's

of oval section, surmounted by a deftly carved recumbent bixie with its head powerfully turned towards its back, its curled horn and tail realistically rendered, the seal face carved in positive seal script with a four-character inscription reading qing tie shan fang, the stone of a warm amber-honey colour.

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 6th November 1997, lot 1018.

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