Seated female musician playing a transverse flute ('hengdi')

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

10th century

Height:

5.4 cm  (2 1/8 in.)

Width:

6.8 cm  (2 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

gilt bronze

Place of creation:

Sichuan (Zhongguo)

Description

Figurine of a seated female playing an ancient Chinese transverse flute (called hengdi, dizi or di)

Iconclass

48C751
one person playing an instrument
48C73513
transverse flute

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Di [3919]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Five Dynasties period, 907-960

RIdIM record id

5657