A De Hua figure of Budai Qing dynasty, 18th century, the jovial figure standing on a cloud scroll base, both arms raised above his head holding a fan in his left hand, wearing a loosely draped wide sleeved robe tied around the waist with a sash over loose pantaloons, his face with mouth open in laughing expression, his long beard and moustache extending down over his bare chest, covered overall with a milk white glaze, the reverse with an impressed four-character seal mark Pu ji yu ren (virtue extends to all even fishermen), wood stand, (2), 37 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above