A gilt and lacquered wooden figure of an official on bronze stand Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century 29.8 cm high. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 23 February 1968 (Receipt). John Lane Esq.. Private Collection, Sydney. Andrew Stuart-Robertson Oriental and Fine Arts, Sydney, 17 April 1999 (invoice) Exhibited: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Magic Mushrooms: Daoism in the Arts of China, Sydney, March to May 1999