A QINGBAI FIGURE OF A NOBLE LADY, YUAN DYNASTY China, 1279-1368. Superbly potted with expressive facial features, such as the gently arched eyebrows above the oblique and heavy-lidded eyes. The short nose and the pursed lips forming a charming smile flanked by floral earrings. She wears a long flowing robe with molded and pierced decorations and a collar with a distinct ruyi-head design. Provenance: Antichità Piselli, Florence, Italy, 1980s. Italian private collection, by repute acquired from the above. Condition: Fair condition with old wear and firing flaws, significant losses to exposed areas with associated old fills, repairs, and touchups, the head broken off and reattached some time ago. Weight: 4,417 g Dimensions: Height 51 cm The headdress with a scrolling motif and pendent tassels, covered in a translucent, pale grayish-blue glaze, the face left unglazed, revealing the buff body. The facial details neatly incised. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Qingbai figure at Christies Paris in Art d’Asie, on 12 December 2018, lot 155, sold for EUR 343,500. 元代青白貴族淑女像 中國，1279-1368年。面部表情生動，眼睛低垂，眉毛上挑，小鼻子，嘴唇微抿形成迷人的微笑，兩側耳朵上戴著花朵形的耳環。身著綫條流暢的外袍，佩戴精緻的鏤空首飾，衣領処有獨特的如意紋裝飾。 來源：意大利佛罗伦萨Antichità Piselli收藏，上世紀1980年代。意大利私人收藏，購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和燒製瑕疵，裸露的區域明顯受損，有舊時修補，頭部折斷，經過重新連接。 重量：4,417克 尺寸：高 51 厘米 頭飾精緻並帶有下垂的流蘇。整體覆蓋著半透明的淺青色釉，臉部露胎未上釉。面部細節精緻生動。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近青白人像見巴黎佳士得Art d‘Asie 拍場2018年12月12日lot 155, 售價 EURO 343,500.