A very rare large Chinese painted stucco figure of a lady, Yuan-Ming Dynasty, 13th-15th century the standing lady with hair twisted into a high chignon, arms swept to the side, clutching a laden bowl, wearing an aubergine coloured gown, with embroidered plum blossom sprays in relief, overlaid with a vibrantly coloured green tunic. Provenance: collection of the New England Regional Art Museum. Sotheby's Australia, 1/05/2007, lot 234