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Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate latehellenistic Their popularity was closely tiedMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A superb sancai glazed miniature model of a food offering plate, designed as a funerary object, this plate was intended to accompany the deceased, embodying blessings for a long and prosperous afterlife. The piece features a lustrous sancai glaze, with vivid green tones characteristic of the Ming dynastys burial pottery. The technique, using lead based glazes in hues of green, amber, and cream, was perfected during