Vintage Blanc De Chine Porcelain Figure~Chinese "Geisha Girl" Guqin Playing Lady

Description: *****See my other auctions for more great historic items!***** Vintage Blanc De Chine Porcelain Figure ~ Chinese "Geisha Girl" type Guqin (zither) Playing Musician Lady Ancient Chinese believed that the music could purify people's minds. More than 3,000 years ago, ancient China had some 70 types of musical instruments. The royal family and aristocrats had their own orchestra. For them, music was also a way to display their power, position and taste distinguished from common people. However, as music was never limited to the upper social class, the musical trend gradually turned from solemnity to entertaining. Huge and complex instruments like the bronze chimes gave way to more lively and easy-play wind and reed instruments. The Tang Dynasty, one of the strongest and most prosperous empires in Chinese history, was a golden age for musical development. Many of the Tang emperors were musicians or composers themselves. With frequent cultural exchanges with other cultures, a large number of exotic instruments were introduced, altered and finally adopted into the family of Chinese traditional instruments. Chinese traditional musical instruments can be mainly classified into three categories, string, wind and percussion. Here is a brief introduce to typical Chinese musical instruments. The guqin ([kùtɕʰǐn]; Chinese: 古琴) is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentle man does not part with his qin or se without good reason," as well as being associated with the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius. It is sometimes referred to by the Chinese as "the father of Chinese music" or "the instrument of the sages". The guqin is not to be confused with the guzheng, another Chinese long zither also without frets, but with moveable bridges under each string. Traditionally, the instrument was simply referred to as the "qin" (琴) but by the twentieth century the term had come to be applied to many other musical instruments as well: the yangqin hammered dulcimer, the huqin family of bowed string instruments, and the Western piano are examples of this usage. The prefix "gu-" (古; meaning "ancient") was later added for clarification. Thus, the instrument is called "guqin" today. It can also be called qixian-qin (七絃琴; lit. "seven-stringed zither"). Because Robert Hans van Gulik's book about the qin is called The Lore of the Chinese Lute, the guqin is sometimes inaccurately called a lute. Other incorrect classifications, mainly from music compact discs, include "harp" or "table-harp". The guqin is a very quiet instrument, with a range of about four octaves, and its open strings are tuned in the bass register. Its lowest pitch is about two octaves below middle C, or the lowest note on the cello. Sounds are produced by plucking open strings, stopped strings, and harmonics. The use of glissando—sliding tones—gives it a sound reminiscent of a pizzicato cello, fretless double bass or a slide guitar. The qin is also capable of many harmonics, of which 91 are most commonly used and indicated by the dotted positions. By tradition, the qin originally had five strings, but ancient qin-like instruments with 10 or more strings have been found. The modern form has been standardized for about two millennia. There are more than 3,360 known pieces of Guqin music. On 7 November 2003, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced that the Chinese Guqin was selected as the World Cultural Heritage Centre. In 2006, Guqin was listed in the List of National Non-material Cultural Heritage in China. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Description: This one is in Beautiful Minty Condition with No Chips No Cracks No Crazing No Breaks or Missing Pieces. Expertly crafted from very fine porcelain, Chinese Blanc De Chine Figurine. This features a guqin or zither stringed instrument playing Geisha-type girl Chinese woman in a white color throughout. She is seated holding a stringed instrument in her delicately detailed hands standing on a decorated base. Finely sculpted 3-D relief hands & fingers with beautiful face. Partial red stamp markings that we can see on base. Exact age unknown (maybe mid 20th c.) Older piece, not new. Gorgeous fine quality! Scarce in this fine condition. No other flawless examples exactly like this one to be found on entire internet search! This measures 5.5" High x 3" (inches) Wide from the widest point. I have provided a lot of pictures to best describe this figurine. Weight is about .5 lbs Mint condition with no flaws. I have more fine vintage porcelain, glassware, & antique cut glass listed! FOR COMBINED SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES - PLEASE ADD TO CART & "REQUEST TOTAL FROM SELLER". Payment must be made within 3 days of purchase. Please see attached pics & make all inquiries prior to purchasing.

Price: 10 USD

Location: Mentor, Ohio

End Time: 2024-09-27T21:01:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20.4 USD