Burials in China
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Chinese Lion, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
January 23, 2024 (Tue) - April 14, 2024 (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 | Stove | Found in burial chamber no. 3 near Xiongyuecheng, Yingkou city, Liaoning province, China | Eastern Han Dynastiy, 2nd century | TJ-5824 | |||
| Highlight | Box with Partitions | Old Yue ware, China | Three Kingdoms period (Wu)–Western Jin dynasty, 3rd century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-2109 | |||
| Highlight | Chinese Lion | China | Tang dynasty, 8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-681 | |||
| Highlight | Camel | China | Tang dynasty, 7th–8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-689 | |||
| Tomb Guardian | China | Tang dynasty, 7th–8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-648 |