A 'sancai'-glazed figure of a guardian

Description:

China, Ming Dynasty
H. 46,3 cm
From an old German private collection, acquired at Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, auction 729A, 7 December 2015, lot 732, formerly from the estate of the collections of Consul General Heinrich Betz (1873-1957) and his son Erwin Betz (Tianjin 1907 - Bonn 1982), acquired in China before 1945 - lot 732 - Restored break, chipped