Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate strigil Originating in the Si Satchanalai

Originating in the Si Satchanalai region

with black high boots protecting his feet

Accession number: 2009-03503

This elegant tool features a rounded flat head with two precisely perforated round eyes

Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate strigil Originating in the Si SatchanalaiMing 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