Ming Dynasty Glazed Miniature Chest

GBP 165.00

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Object Description

A nicely modelled Ming Dynasty miniature offering in the shape of a large chest with handles. The piece is glazed in bright orange, with the handles cold-painted in brown colour. Terracotta miniatures of this type would have been made for funerary purposes, buried with the deceased in the belief that he or she would need such items in the afterlife.

Date: Circa 1368-1644 AD

Period: Ming Dynasty

Object Condition

Condition: Very fine condition.

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
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