0157 - Brown glazed pilgrim-flask decorated with dancer and musicians. Deco...Front

Brown glazed pilgrim-flask decorated with dancer and musicians. Decorated on both sides with an identical moulded design representing a lotus pedestal in the centre, accompanied by four musicians - one playing pipa and another playing cymbals on the left, and one playing flute and another clapping hands on the right. Northern Ch'i (A.D. 550-577). H. 20 cm. Unearthed in 1971 at Anyang, Honan Province.