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End-blown flute
End-blown flute
End-blown flute

End-blown flute

Alternate name(s)
  • Notch flute
Maker
Date1900-1930 ca.
Place MadeGuandong province, China, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedThree Chinese characters incised on body indicate the manufacture and location, Jü Tai of the Yué region of eastern Guandong Province

MarkingsPainted, incised design of green grass on black rocks with a red bird flying above.
DescriptionEnd-blown with U-shaped notch. Bamboo body. Ivory or bone ferrule. Five fingerholes on front. One thumbhole on back.
DimensionsOverall length: 585 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05593
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