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Side-blown flute
Vernacular name:Dizi
Vernacular name:Di
Maker: Silver Sound
Date: 1950-1955 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedFour characters carved between the embouchure and mirliton translate to: Produced by Yin Sheng (silver sound)
MarkingsBlack paint covers the entire instrument. Above the embouchure hole there is a flower and branches scene carved and painted white. White end ferrules, with the top one being 25.1 mm and the bottom being 8.0 mm.
DescriptionBamboo with ivory ferrules. Six finger holes, two vent holes, one mirliton hole, mirliton missing.
DimensionsOverall length: 540 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 05588