A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY 16TH CENTURY He stands with his feet apart and hands clasped before him, with his head turned slightly to the left, his loose robes decorated with flowerheads amidst stylised leafy tendrils, the borders carved in relief with scrolling designs, 49.5cm. Provenance: formerly purchased from the Traditions of Collecting Exhibition, June 1997; and then an English private collection, Wiltshire, purchased from Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd on 18th June 1997. A copy of the invoice is available. Cf. Christie's Paris, 12th June 2012, lot 190 for a comparable standing figure. 十六世紀 木雕鎏金加彩官人像 來源：1997年6月購於Traditions of Collecting， 英國威爾郡私人收藏，1997年6月18日購於Alistair Sampson Antiques ltd（附發票複印件）。