Minneapolis Institute of Art
Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair
China
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Bamboo and ivory
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Like cricket culture, bird training has a long history in China. Scholarly connoisseurship included a variety of games and pastimes based upon the cultivation of birds. To enhance the beauty of a pigeon's flight with sound, scholars attached special whistles to their tails. This rare pair of whistles is signed, Yung, father and son. Asia
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