Chinese musician

Melchior, Johann Peter (1742-1825)

Höchster Porzellan-Manufaktur (1746-1796; 1947-) (workshop of)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
ca. 1770
Height:
19.5 cm  (7 11/16 in.)
Width:
6.5 cm  (2 9/16 in.)
Depth:
8.5 cm  (3 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
Place of creation:
Höchst (Hessen, Deutschland)

    Item location

  • Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum
    [Museum inv. no.: BR66.60]Inscriptions and Marks
    manufacturer's mark: Blue underglaze wheel.
    Incised: 1 W [inverted triangle] [Bossirer (repairer's) marks]

Description

Figurine of a male musician wearing a low conical hat and playing an S-shaped horn

Iconclass

48C7525
one person playing wind instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown horn [5177]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5671