Vase with Dragon Handle, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
July 7, 2020 (Tue) - November 1, 2020 (Sun)
This gallery introduces burial items of tombs from about the 2nd century BC to the 8th century AD. Mingqi are models of various implements and equipment, such as cooking stoves, vehicles including carriages and oxcarts, and even toilets. Tomb figures are models of humans who served a master, such as servants and entertainers. The objects on display present the idealized lifestyle that people of this time entrusted to mingqi and tomb figures.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Highlight | Dish with a Lotus Flower | China | Southern dynasties, 5th–6th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke TG-2110 | |||
Highlight | Round Jar | China | Sui dynasty–Tang dynasty, 7th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke TG-2057 | |||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Vase with Dragon Handles | China | Tang dynasty, 8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke TG-647 | ||
Highlight | Tomb Guardian, Three-color glaze | China | Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke TG-648 |