Pottery painted female figurines with Sheng

[Pottery painted female figurines with Sheng]

Pottery painted female figurines with Sheng, Tang Dynasty, 35 cm high and 8 cm wide
The terracotta figures wear a double bun, a jacket inside, a cape outside, and a long skirt underneath. Stand and play with both hands
Sheng is a reed instrument, consisting of reed, sheng tube and douzi. The reed is mainly made of bamboo and copper. Sheng pipes vary in length, with a sound window at the upper end, a press hole at the lower end, and a wooden Sheng angle embedded at the lower end to install the reed and insert it into the bucket. The Douzi is made of bamboo, wood or copper, and has a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece has a variety of shapes, such as round and square. The reed pipes range from 13 to 19. When playing, press the finger hole, blow and suck the vibrating reed to pronounce
In the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, according to the characteristics of music performance, the band was divided into two categories: sit-back and sit-back. Sit-back is usually performed indoors, with a small number of people and high skills. The number of Libu performers is large, and their skills are slightly inferior. They are generally used for large-scale singing and dancing performances. Bai Juyi’s Li Bu Ji: “Taichang Bu Ji has different levels. The people sitting in the hall sit down and stand down. The Sheng Song in the hall is clear, and the drums and flutes in the hall stand up. The Sheng Song is heard by many people, and the drums and flutes are not heard. The Li Bu Ji is cheap, the sitting Bu is expensive, the sitting Bu retreats to the Li Bu Ji, and the drums and the Sheng are played.” This shows the difference between the sitting Bu Ji and the Li Bu Ji