Seated female musicians

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
late 7th century
Height:
14.6 cm  (5 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
stone
Place of creation:
Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Chinese Art[Museum inv. no.: 23.180.4–.7]

Description

Three of the four women shown are playing a distinct instrument including a konghou, a pipa, and a bo.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bo [2452]
Pipa [3413]
Konghou

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5255