Lapa (?? ) 19th century Chinese Like many other instruments, the straight trumpet was introduced into China from Central and West Asia during the Eastern Han dynasty ( 25-220). Originally used with drums and loud wind instruments in state processions and military events, this type of trumpet served a number of purposes during the nineteenth century. It was played in pairs by soldiers, blown by firefighters when they had finished putting out a fire, and sounded at funerals and at the end of some theatrical performances. Itinerant knife grinders and peddlers used a smaller version. The laba
Lapa (?? ) 19th century Chinese Like many other instruments, the straight trumpet was introduced into China from Central and West Asia during the Eastern Han dynasty ( 25-220). Originally used with drums and loud wind instruments in state processions and military events, this type of trumpet served a number of purposes during the nineteenth century. It was played in pairs by soldiers, blown by firefighters when they had finished putting out a fire, and sounded at funerals and at the end of some theatrical performances. Itinerant knife grinders and peddlers used a smaller version. The laba exists in a variety of sizes, and like many Asian trumpets, it has a wide, shallow mouthpiece and is Lapa (?? ). Chinese. 19th century. Metal. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). China. Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
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