Partly glazed funerary figure of a sedan chair bearer. He is recognizable as a bearer because one of the two poles of the sedan chair could be inserted on his right shoulder. Often sedan chairs, carried by four bearers form part of a group of musicians and dignitaries which accompanied the deceased to the afterlife. The glaze is still in fine condition and shows iridescence but the cold-painted face and hat have lost most of its color. The bearer dates from the Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). Height 21 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Depth 5.2 cm.