Beautiful Chinese glazed porcelain mingqi figure made during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It's a museum quality decorative artifact depicting a male musician in a standing position on a pedestal. The character has meticulously detailed face and elements of clothing consisting of shoes with applied black pigment, robe with astonishing shiny green and partly yellow glazing and conical hat. It has tiny holes in fists which can be easily hidden or where additional ornaments can be placed . * It's an important, spirit figure known as a mingqi. Like ushabti figurines in ancient Egyptian culture, mingqi figures had to fulfil a role of a servant for high status deceased persons during eternal life, and as well to separate the realm of the dead from that of the living. Dimensions: 63 mm (W) x 54 mm (D) x 200 mm (H) Excellent condition - intact, well-preserved ARTIFACT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY * Certificate of Authenticity document with all information about the artifacts and their photos. Document is providing the owner of these objects their lifetime authenticity warranty. PROVENANCE INFORMATION: Figure was purchased by our company in 2022 from ancient Asian art expert private collection. Previous ownership history: - Private Hong Kong collection of the owner of an antique shop from Chinatown District in New York, USA (collected before the 70's) - Ancient Asian art expert Z.D.L. private New York, USA collection