Model of a Table
ca. 1500-1700 (made)
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This model of a table was part of a group of miniature furniture buried with a wealthy Chinese person. The idea was to enable the deceased to continue to enjoy all the comfort he was used to during his lifetime. Though made as funerary objects, the models are usually very accurately crafted and provide us with valuable information on Chinese furniture in the Ming dynasty.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with green glaze |
| Brief description | Model of a rectangular table, earthenware with green glaze, China, ca. 1500-1700 |
| Physical description | Model of a rectangular table with raised ends and cloud head spandrels on either side of the two legs. |
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| Summary | This model of a table was part of a group of miniature furniture buried with a wealthy Chinese person. The idea was to enable the deceased to continue to enjoy all the comfort he was used to during his lifetime. Though made as funerary objects, the models are usually very accurately crafted and provide us with valuable information on Chinese furniture in the Ming dynasty. |
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| Accession number | FE.18-1983 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2002 |
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