Accession No

1977.303.1


Description

Hardwood percussion plaques (one single and one double). Used in Kungu.


Place

Asia; East Asia; Hong Kong


Period


Source

Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [collector and vendor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1977.303.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term

Pai Ban


Measurements

60mm x 28mm x 255mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Picken.Dr.L.E.R in 1972
Event Date 28/1/1994
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Set of three hardwood percussion plaques (one single and one double), with brocade case. Used in Kungu.
Event Date 28/1/1994
Author: maa


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2018.4193 | Remedial
Event Date 11/9/2018
Author: Kirstie Williams


Context (Display)
Exhibited in MAA's Spotlight Gallery, More than Music: Collecting Kun Opera, 16 October 2018- 13 May 2019.
This was a collaboration with the Cambridge Rivers Project to celebrate the launch of the Digital Museum of Kun Opera. It highlights Kun or Kunqu, one of the oldest forms of traditional Chinese Opera, through musical instruments associated with it and through creative responses by artists from the UK and China.
Event Date 24/5/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


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