Saccomazzone Players

Mochi translated a typical genre scene from painting into the medium of sculpture.

Saccomazzone literally means a bundle of sacks, and is the name of a noisy interlude in country dances. Two players had to keep one hand on a stone placed between them. Both were blindfolded and had to try to hit the other with a knotted cloth or a sack in his hand, and both ducked to avoid the blows, which required a great deal of agility.