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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
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A RARE ZITAN CARVED ‘FLOWER SCROLLS’ DRUM This drum was probably altered from a hand drum, a small-size drum
Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty with a handle held in the left hand to be hit by another short stick in the
The zitan sides carved in low relief with floral scrolls ending in double- right hand. Compare with a hand drum for ritual music in the Palace
ruyi head blocks within beaded boards, the top and bottom covered in Museum, Beijing, Qing Dynasty, which is illustrated in the Zhongguo
leather, box. yinyue wenwu daxi: Beijing (Complete Collection of Chinese Musical
14.5cm (5 3/4in) x 12.9cm (5 1/8in) x 7.8 (3 1/8in) (2). Instruments: Beijing Volume), Shijiazhuang, 1999, p.127, pl.1.15.3.

HKD80,000 - 120,000 鼓身紫檀為材，邊起棱線，內淺浮雕連枝花卉紋，上下兩端浮雕如意雲
US$10,000 - 15,000 頭紋，兩面覆皮。

明末清初 紫檀連枝紋小鼓 此鼓或為手鼓改制，可參考北京故宮藏一件清代雅樂用手鼓，見《中國
音樂文物大系·北京卷》，石家莊，1999年，頁127，圖1.15.3。
Provenance:
An Asian private collection

來源:
亞洲私人收藏

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