Chinese Yak
DateTang Dynasty, 618-906
Object NameYak
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 180 × 255 × 110mm
Base (Width x Depth): 144 × 95mm
Base (Width x Depth): 144 × 95mm
AcquisitionBeatrice Claeson Gordon Bequest, 1990.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015043
About MeIt was an ancient Chinese belief that the world one passed to after death was similar to the living world. Therefore, in order to maintain one’s status in the next world, a tomb should be provided with all the things one had used in this life. Chu His, writing about 1170 AD, explains that the grave should contain carts and horses, male and female servants, and all the things needed to care for the deceased.More About Me
It was a traditional belief in ancient China that, to maintain status in the next world, tombs should be provided with everything the deceased had used in their life.
Exhibitions
Tang Dynasty, 618 - 906
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, QianlongJaiqing Period, 1796 - 1820
Late 19th Century
