Guitar

A923

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number A923
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Yuen-ham. Played together with pipa or san-hsien. Wooden octagonal-shaped body. Four pegs two on each side of peg box. Carved wooden crest on top of peg box. Ten frets on neck and one on body. Two carved wooden designs on body. Poor condition. Part of body is detached, badly cracked elsewhere. Bridge and tail piece are detached. Two strings and ten frets are missing.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900
Other Number C-186 - Seder Number

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