Side-blown flute
Maker
Silver Sound
Date1950-1955 ca.
Place MadeChina, 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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05588
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1920-1925 ca.
1920-1930 ca.
1920-1925 ca.
1950-1955 ca.