Covered box: Musicians in a garden

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

decorative art

Date of creation:

early 19th century

Height:

6.5 cm  (2 9/16 in.)

Width:

19.1 cm  (7 1/2 in.)

Depth:

9.8 cm  (3 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

porcelain with enamel

Place of creation:

Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

Description

Ornate porcelain box with two musical scenes on top: the first depicts a man possibly instructing a smaller (possibly female) figure who plays a long side-blown flute (probably dizi (di)) in an outdoor pavilion-like setting; the second includes three figures, one playing a zither-like instrument (probably zheng) in an area outside a building; the sides of the box and cover feature geometric shapes and images of birds, flowers, and trees.

Iconclass

48C7211
musician training pupils - music lesson
48C721
musician at work
48C75
making music; musician with instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Di [3919]
Zheng [3724]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5597