A large figure depicting a musician - a drummer. He holds a baton in one hand and embraces a drum in the other. A distinctive archaic smile is painted on his face. On his head is a peculiar cap. The sculpture was made in the style of tomb figures from the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) probably in the 20th century.
China, 20th century?
Height 53 cm.
Good state of preservation, right hand glued in two places.
Similar figures:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/72222/figure-of-a-squatting-drummer-china
https://www.chnmuseum.cn/enlarge.html?path=/tilegenerator/aggregate/001/037/037.xml
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4770235
+Drummer, terracotta, China, Han dynasty style, 20th c.?
zł3,200.00
A large figure depicting a musician - a drummer. He holds a baton in one hand and embraces a drum in the other. A distinctive archaic smile is painted on his face. On his head is a peculiar cap. The sculpture was made in the style of tomb figures from the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) probably in the 20th century.
China, 20th century?
Height 53 cm.
Good state of preservation, right hand glued in two places.
Similar figures:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/72222/figure-of-a-squatting-drummer-china
https://www.chnmuseum.cn/enlarge.html?path=/tilegenerator/aggregate/001/037/037.xml
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4770235