Mingqi Horse
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved Chinese wooden horse is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse, TL Test by ASA Francine Maurer
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
history of Mingqi; horses pawing the ground head down and mouth open became more common. Large, exquisite
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Majestic Prancing Horse, Tang Dynasty, China '618-907 AD', TL Test by Kotalla
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
history of Mingqi; horses pawing the ground head down and mouth open became more common. Large, exquisite
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 18.75 in W 19.66 in D 7 in
Stunning Terracotta Standing Horse, Tang Dynasty, China '618-907 AD', TL Test
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
introduced on a grand scale for the first time in the history of Mingqi; horses pawing the ground head down
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 18.25 in W 19.66 in D 7 in
Chinese Miniature Mingqi Skirted Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature ceramic table is from Shanxi Province and may have been made to represent Mingqi, a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Miniature Mingqi Robe Rack, c. 680
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature robe rack made out of glazed ceramic is called a mingqi or “spirit object.” Mingqi
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Important chinese terracotta sculpture of a horse, China Northern Wei dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Terracotta mingqi with white slip and polychromy, representing a horse with its finery.
Very good
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
H 17.33 in W 13.39 in D 9.85 in
Tang Style Sencai Glazed Funerary or Tomb Pottery, Hunter on Horse with Dog
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
spirit objects or Mingqi in Chinese burial tombs for millennia. This Tang style horse, rider, and dog
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Copper
Monumental Han Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested - China, '206 BC–220 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A massive pottery horse with separately made head and tail, standing on all fours and striding with
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Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Northern Qi Equestrian Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
of his horse are characteristic of míngqì from this period.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Terracotta Sculpture Representing A Horseman, China Han Dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Mingqi in gray terracotta with white slip and polychrome, representing a rider on his horse.
Very
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
H 12.21 in W 11.23 in D 4.93 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
commensurate with age, handling, and exposure.
About Ming Tomb figures:
Tomb figures, also known as mingqi
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
, houses, and horses. Extensive use of mingqi during certain periods may either have been an attempt to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
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Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
, houses, and horses. Extensive use of mingqi during certain periods may either have been an attempt to
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Impressive Terracotta Funerary Procession - Ming Dynasty, China '1368-1644 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
votive procession with a palanquin, his four carriers, a horse, a stableman, two musicians, and an
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 8.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 21.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
6 Elegant Ming Dynasty Court Attendants in Glazed Terracotta, China 1368-1644 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 15.25 in W 5.25 in D 4 in
Magnificent Court Attendants in Terracotta - Ming Dynasty, China 1368-1644 AD TL
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 25.4 in W 8 in D 5 in
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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