Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate ox roughly 7000 to 4500 years

roughly 7000 to 4500 years ago

National Museum of Korea

Axes (kapak)

or obeah—act as mediators to public or family gods

and spiritual symbolism rendered in enduring bronze

Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate ox roughly 7000 to 4500 yearsMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A fine sancai glazed miniature model of a food offering plate, designed as a funerary object, this plate was intended to accompany the deceased, embodying blessings for a long and prosperous afterlife. The piece features a lustrous sancai glaze, with vivid green tones characteristic of the Ming dynastys burial pottery. The technique, using lead based glazes in hues of green, amber, and cream, was perfected during this