Huqin

Medium

Wood, python skin, cane, ivory (?)

Dimensions

H. 29 15/16 × D. 4 5/8 × Belly diam. 2 7/16 in. (76 × 11.8 × 6.2 cm)

Classification

Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted

Culture & Period

Chinese · Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.39