Caption

Musicians and dancing Chinese woman, Wie die Sieneser Frauens Personen tantzen, Chinese customs, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 4, 12, A Chinese woman dances to the music of musicians. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, Leipzig, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 173 mm x width 252 mm, Chinese, woman dancing alone, more than one musician with instrument, percussion instruments, A black and white line drawing shows a scene with four robed figures on a raised platform in front of patterned panels and a backdrop of hills and a small towered building; a draped curtain hangs on the left and a bird flies near the top center. At center a figure stands with arms raised, wearing flowing sleeves and a headpiece, facing slightly right. On the left a seated figure in a robe and cap holds two thin sticks above a low round drum on a tripod. On the right a seated woman in layered garments and a decorative necklace sits at a table with a long curved object across it, one hand resting on the object and the other pointing; behind her a standing man in loose robes and a hat holds a gourd-shaped object near his shoulder. Decorative floral motifs appear on the panels behind the figures and a tall tasselled cord hangs near the curtain.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_272

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38.1Mb (6.6Mb) / 14.6in x 10.1in / 4391 x 3036 (300dpi)

Keywords

Musicians dancing Chinese woman Wie die Sieneser Frauens Personen tantzen Chinese customs print album page ornamental print Series number 4 12 Chinese woman dances music musicians Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam Leipzig 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 173 mm x width 252 mm Chinese woman dancing alone musician instrument percussion instruments black white line drawing scene four robed figures raised platform front patterned panels backdrop hills small towered building draped curtain hangs left bird flies near top center center figure stands arms raised wearing flowing sleeves headpiece facing slightly right seated figure robe cap holds two thin sticks low round drum tripod right seated woman layered garments decorative necklace sits table long curved object across hand resting object pointing standing man loose robes hat holds gourd-shaped object near shoulder Decorative floral motifs panels figures tall tasselled cord hangs near curtain