GENERAL DESCRIPTION
These miniature chests are mingqi, funerary objects placed in the tomb to surround the deceased with the familiar comforts of everyday life.
Adapted from
Michael Beurdeley, Chinese Furniture, trans. Katherine Watson (New York: Kodansha International, 1979), 92.
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Image taken in gallery
Exhibition pending: Oriental Art in Dallas Private Collections, DMFA, 1976. Incorrectly identified in TMS as Oriental Art from Dallas Collections
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1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Dr. Sam H. Brock, Jr. [1]
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[1] The name Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
These miniature chests are mingqi, funerary objects placed in the tomb to surround the deceased with the familiar comforts of everyday life.
Adapted from
Michael Beurdeley, Chinese Furniture, trans. Katherine Watson (New York: Kodansha International, 1979), 92.
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Notes
Image taken in gallery
Exhibition pending: Oriental Art in Dallas Private Collections, DMFA, 1976. Incorrectly identified in TMS as Oriental Art from Dallas Collections
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Dr. Sam H. Brock, Jr. [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object record.
[1] The name Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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