Camel with musical instrument-pipa

Chinese

Sui dynasty

early 7th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Earthenware with ivory-white glaze and applied motif

Dimensions 34.7 x 42.5 cm (13 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection

Accession Number50.897

CollectionsAsia

Provenance1950, Charles Bain Hoyt (b. 1889 - d. 1949), Boston; bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11,1950)