Base of tree of coins with a qin player and a listener

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

2nd-3rd century

Height:

54.0 cm  (21 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

red terracotta

Place of creation:

Sichuan (Zhongguo)

School:

Han Period

Description

Trees of coins are among the most interesting funerary objects from the end of the Han period; they consist of a terracotta or stone base, decorated with scenes of daily life and protective god, and various levels of very thin bronze branches, filled with coins, animal cutouts, and mythical characters. On both sides of the present base, a kneeling man is listening to a qin player.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Qin [3684] (2 qin players)

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

3086