Title
Flute
Year/Period
17th or 18th century
Region
Dehua kilns, Fujian province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 3 x 60 x 3 cm
Accession No.
2015-00498
Collection of
This flute is made in the form of a stalk of bamboo. End-blown flutes of this type, called xiao, are usually made in bamboo. However, porcelain ones have certain advantages – primarily, the smoothness of the inner glazed surface and its ability to withstand changes in humidity. They were produced at Dehua, China, by the mid-17th century in large numbers. An inscription on the end, 鳳鳴 (Feng Ming), translates to “Call of the Phoenix.”
