The Ming Dynasty played host to some of China’s most renowned artistic achievements. The culture’s artistic explosion can be in part explained by the Ming dynasty’s economic success. In ancient China it was common practice to bury terracotta miniature of utilitarian and ornamental objects with the deceased. These objects were offered to assist and help the deceased in the afterlife, and they would have been modelled in the shape of cooking utensils, miniature replicas of their houses, as well as a range of furniture and other items.
Sancai Glazed Ming Dynasty Offerings Table
£ 495.00
A finely modelled Ming Dynasty sancai glazed pottery altar table, standing on four legs. The table is set with six different offering plates, including a pig’s head, a bird, two stacked fruit plates, a stack of a bow tie form and an incense plate. The offerings are rendered in a meticulous manner, with incised details and bright ochre, green and brown pigment. Such terracotta compositions would have been made for funerary purposes, buried with the deceased in the belief that he or she could enjoy their favourite foods in the afterlife.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Condition: Extremely fine.
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| Weight | 2250 g |
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| Dimensions | L 25.1 x H 25.7 cm |
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