Qin player

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

2nd century

Height:

24.0 cm  (9 7/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

pink terracotta

Place of creation:

Sichuan (Zhongguo)

School:

Han Period

Description

The musician is kneeling, seated on his heels, with hands rested on the instrument.

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

3077