Xiao
Bamboo is the typical material for end-blown flutes, but special decorative ones have sometimes been produced. This molded porcelain tube, marked "Lin Chao Jing," mimics bamboo and is decorated at each end with a vegetal meander, a "Greek key" pattern, and a leaf design. That the instrument is playable is remarkable, as probably only one out of two hundred fired would sound correctly.
Artwork Details
- Title: Xiao
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Date: 18th–19th century
- Geography: Fukien province, China
- Culture: Chinese
- Medium: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 22 7/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (58.1 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm)
- Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1988
- Object Number: 1988.91
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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Chinese
18th or 19th centuries
probably Chinese
late 18th–early 19th century
Chinese
1368–1644
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Chinese
19th century
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