Antique China Hand Made Red Dragon Drum with Rooster

Antiques : Musical Instruments : China Hand Made Drum

 

Offering a beautiful, antique wood drum from China that dates from the late 1920's early 1930's. This wonderful old drum has red lacquered wood sides and skin or parchment surfaces attached with hand made nails. Each side has a different painting. On one side is a rooster crowing at the sun and on the other side is a rather cute faced dragon. The drum has a metal loop on each side and there is still old twine tied on. Amazingly the drum has very little damage and that, only some peeling of the red lacquer on the wood. Everything else, while old and somewhat yellowed, has no structural damage. The drum measures 11" in diameter not including the bowing out of the side walls. The drum is 6 1/2" in height and is not very heavy, however the size requires a larger box. A funny note; if you notice the stamp it says; "Made in Ghina" a letter confusion during the early years when China had to start stamping it's goods in English.

Item ID: RL 031