A very rare large Chinese Zhangzhou blanc de chine figure of a court lady, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) the figure is in robes with an elegant collar, holding a lotus flower in her right hand, with a peaceful facial expression, is covered with a fine ivory white crackle glaze 77 cm high. Provenance: collection of the New England Regional Art Museum. Sotheby's Australia, 1/05/2007, lot 249.