Tomb figurine in the form of a seated female musician playing a pan flute (Paixiao)

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

7th-8th century

Height:

16.8 cm  (6 5/8 in.)

Width:

11.0 cm  (4 5/16 in.)

Depth:

11.7 cm  (4 5/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

molded buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment

Place of creation:

Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

School:

Tang period

Description

Cold-painted funerary ware depicting a seated female playing a pan flute (paixiao)

Iconclass

48C751
one person playing an instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Paixiao [4022]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Tang dynasty, 618-907

RIdIM record id

5658