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Female Musician
Unrecorded artistTang dynasty (618–907), late 7th or early 8th century
- Attribution
- China
- Medium
- Earthenware with polychrome pigments
- Physical dimensions
- 20.6 × 13.3 × 12.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur M. Wood
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Young female musicians who hailed from oasis cities on the Silk Road in Central Asia captivated the Tang court by playing a combination of Chinese and foreign instru-ments. This ensemble features girls playing the cymbals, a vertical flute or oboe, pan-pipes, and an upright angular harp. Two musicians in the back row hold vessel-like instruments that have not been identified.
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