- Mingqi
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Mingqi (simplified Chinese: 明器; traditional Chinese: 冥器; pinyin: míngqì), sometimes referred to as "spirit objects"[1] or "vessels for ghosts", are Chinese burial goods. They included daily utensils, musical instruments, weapons, armor, and intimate objects such as the deceased's cap, can and bamboo mat.[2] Mingqi also could include figurines, spiritual representations rather than real people,[3] of soldiers, servants, musicians, polo riders, houses, and horses.[4] Extensive use of mingqi during certain periods may either have been an attempt to preserve the image of ritual propriety by cutting costs, or it may have an a new idea separating the realm of the dead from that of the living.[5]
References
- ^ Loewe, p. 266
- ^ Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999). The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C.. Cambridge University Press. pp. 728–. ISBN 9780521470308. http://books.google.com/books?id=cHA7Ey0-pbEC&pg=PA728http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DcHA7Ey0-pbEC. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Higham, Charles (2004). Encyclopedia of ancient Asian civilizations. Infobase Publishing. pp. 224–. ISBN 9780816046409. http://books.google.com/books?id=H1c1UIEVH9gC&pg=PA224. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Rotary International (January 1994). The Rotarian. Rotary International. pp. 23–. ISSN 0035838X. http://books.google.com/books?id=3TEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Stark, Miriam T. (2006). Archaeology of Asia. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 212–. ISBN 9781405102131. http://books.google.com/books?id=cCDlxPgu6LgC&pg=PA212. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
Categories:- Death customs
- Chinese culture
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