A rare terracotta musician rider, Wei Dynasty

A rare terracotta musician horseman, a drum attached to the saddle of his saddle, North China, 6th century, Wei dynasty (534-557)

For a pair of similar although somewhat larger (26 cm) drumming horsemen, see the permanent collections of the Guimet Museum, n ° MA4676 and n ° MA4675 (one of these riders illustrated in Alexandre Hougron, "La Céramique Chinoise Ancienne ", Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2015, p.28)