Native Name | Qin |
Object Number | A919A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Ivory |
Description | Qin. For household use by the aristocratic class. Reddish wood, rectangular tapering towards one end which is rounded, curved top with sixteen pegs arranged diagonally, rectangular hole in center of flat bottom, small square hole towards rounded end and large semi-circular hole near square end. Wooden bridge near square end, flat pieces of ivory next to bridge through which sixteen strings of thin wire would be tied. Two short legs at square end. Poor condition. No legs present. |
Length | 97 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | C-94 - Seder Number |
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