Qin player

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
2nd century
Height:
57.0 cm  (22 7/16 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 79]

Description

The musician is kneeling, seated on his heels; the instrument is played in a horizontal position, supported on the knees.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Qin [3684]

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

3076