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Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China

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Nao (Bell)
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mrs. John Marriott, Mrs. John Barry Ryan, Gilbert W. Kahn, Roger Wolfe Kahn (children of Addie W. Kahn), 1949 (49.136.10)
Zhong (Bell)
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913 (13.220.86)
Xun (Ocarina)
Han Dynasty 206 B.C.A.D. 220
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Joseph G. Gerena, 2005 (2005.14)
Se Player
Han dynasty (206 B.C.A.D. 220), 1st century B.C.A.D. 1st century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994 (1994.605.85 a–c)
Seated Musician
Tang dynasty (618–907)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchased, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2006 (2006.156)
Set of Ten Jade Belt Plaques
Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th–early 8th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992 (1992.165.22 a–j)
Pipa
Late 15th or early 16th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 (50.145.74)
Paiban (One Half of a Clapper)
Early 15th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2003 (2003.166)
Yunluo
19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.15 a)
Laba
19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.22)
Xiao
19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1988 (1988.91)
Xiao
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1987 (1987.109)
Qing (Chime) for Linzhong (8th note in the 12-note scale)
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662–1722), dated 1716
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Major Louis Livingston Seaman, 1903 (03.15.1)
Ban (Clapper)
Late 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments (89.4.71)
Dizi (Flute)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century(?)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Rolf Jacoby, 1965 (65.149 a, b)
Sheng (Mouth Organ)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.96)
Qin
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1634
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, Seymour Fund,The Boston Foundation Gift, Gift of Elizabeth M. Riley, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1999 (1999.93)
In the style of Qiu Ying (Chinese, ca. 1495–1552)
Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle
Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933 (33.167)




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