Lot 172. A greenish-yellow and russet jade figure of a foreigner, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 9 cm. Lot sold: 302,400 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022

the bearded foreigner standing with legs crossed, his left arm bent behind his head, holding a brocade ball to tease a young lion cub clambering up his right leg, wearing a conical hat and a long-sleeved tunic tied with a wide sash around the waist over a buttoned shirt, pierced with an aperture running between the chin and the brocade ball.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 19th March 2008, lot 418.
Eskenazi Ltd, London, 2008.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022