Yu player

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Height:
22.0 cm  (8 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
pink terracotta
Place of creation:
Sichuan (Zhongguo)
School:
Han Period

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    Meidaozhai Collection[Museum inv. no.: H. 76]

Description

The man, wearing a flat-brimmed beret, is sitting on his heels, holding the yu (mouth organ) against his chest.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Yu (wind instrument)

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

3078