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A BONE-INLAID WOOD THREE-STRINGED CROCODILE ZITHER, MI-GYAYUNG, MON PEOPLE, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A BONE-INLAID WOOD THREE-STRINGED CROCODILE ZITHER, MI-GYAYUNG, MON PEOPLE, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Burma. In the form of a crocodile with a raised head, upturned curling tail, and finely carved feet with foliate vine shackles, the mouth open in a small grin revealing teeth within, two fangs inlaid in bone, strung with strings from a plate near the crocodile's head stretching along the back to one of the turning screws. The underside with a sliding cover opening to reveal the hollow interior.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Musikinstrument Holz, Siam um 1850', the back ‘Reg 817, B:150 H:20 T:12’, priced at EUR 3,750.
Condition: Good condition with wear, traces of use, and natural imperfections including age cracks and fissures. Minor chips, few nicks, small losses, and the strings lost.

Weight: 4.1 kg
Dimensions: Length 148 cm

Sometimes referred to as a crocodile zither, this instrument is known for its characteristic buzzing sound, said to emulate a crocodile's mating call. Often, when an instrument mimics an animal, it is believed one can access qualities inherent to the animal, in this case, strength and ability to easily move from land to water. This may be associated with passage between the lands of the living and the dead.

The instrument likely originated with the Mon people, an ethnic group that inhabited the Irrawaddy River delta, believed to be among the earliest civilizations in the area. Later, as power and territory shifted, the Mon were divided between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. It may be for this reason that similar zithers can be found in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia.

In the ninth century, several Burmese musicians were sent to the Tang-dynasty court in China. Among the instruments they presented to the emperor were the saùng-gauk (harp), klene (mouth organ), and mi-gyaung, all chamber instruments. Mi-gyaung means "crocodile-zither" in Burmese. Similar box zithers exist throughout Southeast Asia and, although the shape is not maintained, the reptilian name persists as chakhe in Thailand or kacapi in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related mi-gyaung, Burmese, late 19th century, 137.2 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 89.4.1473. Compare a closely related mi-gyaung, Myanmar, dated circa 1860-1885, in the National Music Museum, South Dakota, object number 02618.

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