Timbalier à cheval, M.C.2008-9

Date of production: between 589 and 618 type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, china, sculpture, archaeology, ceramic name(s): statuette, mingqi materials and techniques: terracotta, casting, glaze = covered place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 26. 9cm width: 11. 2cm length: 20. 6cm iconographic description: the character wears a square hat with earflaps, caftan unclipped at the top of the chest, boots. Horse head down with rounded mane. The musician's drumsticks have disappeared. Themes / subjects / places represented: human representation, rider, musician, timpani mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: ledoux, pierre date of acquisition: 2008 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2008-9. Date: between 589 and 618.