119 - Mingqi funerary offering in the form of a bed, China, Ming Dynasty, 14th - 17th century

Mingqi funerary offering in the form of a bed, China, Ming Dynasty, 14th - 17th century Terracotta with beige slip and green glaze. Dimensions not indicated. A Mingqi funerary offering designed to symbolize the household furnishings intended to accompany the deceased in the afterlife. The piece takes the form of a small bed raised on four truncated legs, with a compact structure and balanced proportions. The backrest features a scalloped edge and is decorated with stamped motifs of scrolls and stylized vegetal rhinceaux arranged in continuous bands. The surface retains traces of green glaze and slip, which provide subtle chromatic contrasts and reinforce the decorative interpretation. The piece belongs to the funerary production of the Ming Dynasty, between the 14th and 17th centuries, where such objects symbolically represented elements of daily life.