A faience figure of a Chinese official

A faience figure of a Chinese official

Worked in the round on a shallow plinth, the back unpainted, the robes with a stylised floral pattern. Unmarked. Minor glaze chips, for example to the nose. H 19.4 cm.
Berlin or Ansbach, 1st quarter 18th C.

Provenance

Collection of Günther Leisten, Cologne, sold by Lempertz Cologne in auction 794 on 23rd November 2000, lot. 265.
Private collection, Lower Saxony.