Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate clasp and style of beads worn

and style of beads worn continue to express prestige

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he is both trickster and guardian—youthful and rebellious in some portrayals

with rich encrusted patina

one of the earliest postglacial societies in Northern Europe

Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate clasp and style of beads wornMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A lovely 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