‘QIN’ HARP PLAYER

Description The player is on his knees, sitting on his heels, his hands placed on a musical instrument that rests horizontally on his knees. The instrument is a local variant of the qin harp, a long and hollow half-cylinder equipped with two front supports that served to position it properly on the legs. The right hand has the thumb and forefinger joined as if holding the pick or plucking a string; the left hand has the thumb distanced from the other fingers as if preparing for a chord. The man appears smiling and jovial. His head was applied separately to his large and disproportionate neck. He wears a domed cap with stiff, raised edges, higher at the back and with upturned earmuffs. The draped sleeves of the outer tunic, crossed on the right, are wide and puffed.