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Two-headed Drum

Chinese Parade Drum Side 1

China
China

Skin, wood, metal rivets, 2 steel rings
Early 20th century

Diameter 16 inches; Depth 6 inches

Old Chinese parade hand drum. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang (male) and complements a yin (female) "fenghuang" Chinese phoenix. On this side is painted the Chinese phoenix and it is signed by the artist. Still researching...

 

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Catalog#: HWMC