Dung-Chen
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Brass, copper, cloisonné
- Dimensions
- Height: 76 in. (188 cm) Diameter (Of bell): 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm)
- Origin
- Chinese
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Freedman, by exchange, 1988
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The shaft, collars, and bell are densely covered with multicolored surface decoration and raised metallic-looking fittings.
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Patterns Visual · 97%
Repeated floral, scrolling, and probable zoomorphic motifs cover the instrument in organized bands and sections.
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Slender Visual · 99%
The object has an exceptionally elongated, narrow shaft that expands gradually toward the bell.
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Symmetrical Visual · 90%
The instrument is organized around a centered vertical axis with regularly placed collars and a balanced flared-bell form.
Time Periods
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Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog date range of 1368–1644 places the object before the twentieth century.
Geographic Regions
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Chinese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog records the place of origin as Chinese.
Materials
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Musical Instrument Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a Dung-Chen aerophone or lip-vibrated trumpet/trombone, and the image clearly shows a long trumpet-like instrument with a flared bell.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Dung-Chen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.