Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A rectangular panel with a male figure in high-relief; he wears a stepped headdress and floor-length robe with voluminous sleeves, one arm held across his body holding belt around the waist; lentoid eyes, broad nose, thin lips and long beard in three parts; a piriform flourish to his right supporting a recumbent stag; grey, ochre, red and green pigmentation survives. 5.8 kg, 29cm (11 1/2"). From the Northamptonshire, UK, collection of M. Davis. [No Reserve] Fine condition.