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![Model Food Dishes For the Afterlife
China
Ming dynasty, about AD 1450–1600
These model food dishes present the ingredients for a feast for the soul in the afterlife and give us an idea of the types of food enjoyed by the living in China, in about AD 1450–1600.
The foods are arranged as five main meats (a goat, a pig, a rabbit, a fish and a goose) and five accompanying dishes (pomegranates, peaches, water chestnuts, persimmons and mantou [steamed bread]).
They are arranged in groups of four as the Chinese word ‘si’ meaning four has the same pronunciation as, but different tone from, the word ‘si’ meaning death.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6z09vVtre1qzvbsvo1_500.jpg)
Ming dynasty, about AD 1450–1600 These model food dishes present the ingredients for a feast for the soul in the afterlife and give us an idea of the types of food enjoyed by the living in China, in about AD 1450–1600. The foods are arranged as five main meats (a goat, a pig, a rabbit, a fish and a goose) and five accompanying dishes (pomegranates, peaches, water chestnuts, persimmons and mantou [steamed bread]). They are arranged in groups of four as the Chinese word ‘si’ meaning four has the same pronunciation as, but different tone from, the word ‘si’ meaning death.Model Food Dishes For the Afterlife
China
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