A delicate dotted decoration adds subtle embellishment
Accession number: 2009-03503
with copper indicating wealth and high social standing
Originating in the Si Satchanalai region
This elegant tool features a rounded flat head with two precisely perforated round eyes
Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate strigil A delicate dotted decoration addsMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A superb 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 and yellow tones characteristic of the Ming dynastys burial pottery. The technique, using lead based glazes in hues of green, amber, and cream, was perfected