Figure of a musician

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
618-907
Height:
8.9 cm  (3 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
unglazed pottery
Place of creation:
Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Chinese Art[Museum inv. no.: 30.76.78]

Description

A figure of a woman seems to be holding a plucked instrument, presumably a pipa.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Pipa [3413]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5272