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
FM:90360
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