Musical Instruments Archives | Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

396 objects

F2018.4.5a-c

Oni Playing Biwa

https://asia.si.edu/object/F2018.4.5a-c

S2018.1.60

Krishna fluting, folio from a Dasavatar series

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2018.1.60

Beneath an arched bower exploding with blossoming creepers and flowers, Krishna, charmingly poised on one foot, entertains attentively adoring gopis with music from his flute. The painting’s vibrant colors, particularly the vivid red ground, and the ardently focused gazes of the lotus-eyed gopis attest to the powerful currents of emotion connecting the blue-skinned Krishna and …

S2018.1.42

A girl playing the tambur while her companion listens

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2018.1.42

S2018.1.8

Krishna entertains his companions

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2018.1.8

S2017.44.1-2a-e

Pair of reeds (gya-ling)

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2017.44.1-2a-e

S2017.43.1-2

Pair of conch-shell horns (dung-kar)

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2017.43.1-2

S2017.47a-k

Large temple drum with original stand and drumsticks

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2017.47a-k

S2017.46.1-2

Pair of ritual trumpets (kang-ling)

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2017.46.1-2

S2017.45.1-2

Pair of telescoping ritual horns (dung-chen)

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2017.45.1-2

S2014.17.72a-b

Wafer seal case with figures playing instruments

https://asia.si.edu/object/S2014.17.72a-b

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