Burials in China
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Vase with Dragon Handles
China, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
March 25, 2025 (Tue) - June 15, 2025 (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 | Tomb Entrance Tile with a Sheep's Head | Reportedly found near Xingyang County, Henan Province, China | Western Han–Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century BC–2nd century AD | TJ-2383 | |||
| Highlight | Chicken-Head Pitcher | Old Yue ware, China | Eastern Jin–Southern dynasties, 4th–5th century | TG-2907 | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Vase with Dragon Handles | China | Tang dynasty, 8th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-647 | ||
| 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 |