Chinese mingqi of a foreign (probably Sogdian) cloth merchant, Tang Dynasty 618-907 CE
"Under the Zhou (1066-221 BC) funeral habits were modified by the use of the first mingqi, objects in bronze, wood, stone or ceramic, substitutes for reality specially designed to accompany and serve the deceased in his grave. It is a world made in the image of the one in which the deceased lived, intended to surround him with the comfort necessary for his well-being in the afterlife, at the same time guaranteeing peace to his descendants. Dating from the Tang period, this mingqi represents a cloth merchant with a non-Chinese physical type. It reflects well the dynamism and the spirit of curiosity of this era open to foreign contributions of all kinds.
(from Violette Fris-Larrouy, The collections of the Georges-Labit museum, 1997)
[Picture Jacques Vieussens]
Inventory number: 76.2.2 (purchase). Date of creation: Tang period (618 – 907). Place of creation: China. Material and technique: Molded and painted terracotta, traces of engobe. Dimensions (H): 28cm."
-taken from Musée Georges-Labit
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| Chinese mingqi of a foreign (probably Sogdian) cloth merchant, Tang Dynasty 618-907 CE. |
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