Minstrel

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
2nd half of 2nd century
Height:
51.0 cm  (20 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
grey terracotta
Place of creation:
Sichuan (Zhongguo)
School:
Han Period

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    Meidaozhai Collection[Museum inv. no.: H 82]

Description

A man sitting on a circular base, with his right leg raised, beating a small drum held with his left arm. The desire to make him a caricature is reflected in his protruding abdomen, the strong expression wrinkles on the face, and the distorted mouth with tongue sticking out.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Drum [2585]

RIdIM images


Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "The “Meidaozhai” Chinese art collection of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation Turin", Music in Art 30/1-2 (2005) 239-243. RILM 2005-7128.

RIdIM record id

3073