Female listener

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
2nd half of 2nd century
Height:
27.0 cm  (10 5/8 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 81]

Description

The theme of the listener, associated with that of musicians, is frequent in Sichuan rock tombs from the end of the Han Period. The woman sitting on her heels is wearing a dress with puffed sleeves. She is bringing her right hand to her ear, while the left hand rests on her knees.

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

3079