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Date unknown · White marble · Asian Art

This amiable flute (chi) player is poised in anticipation of bringing the instrument to his lips. The chi was the predecessor of the two types of flute used in Chinese music today—the end-blown, vertically held xiao and the transverse flute depicted here, which is now known as the dizi.

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Date

Date unknown

Medium

White marble

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2006