Yueqin
Alternate name(s)
- Moon guitar
- Yüeh ch’in
Date1900-1920 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
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DescriptionMoon guitar. Two double-courses of strings. Ten frets. Stylized, guitar-shaped, wooden body with routered edge. Bat effigy carved on peghead. While the yueqin traditionally has a round body, variance in shape is not uncommon. Greater freedom in the design of musical instruments in the early 20th century, in an effort to rejuvenate once-thriving traditions, was the result of dwindling interest in traditional music, along with an increase in nationalism. Played with a plectrum.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01248
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1880-1900 ca.
1875-1925 ca.
1850-1875 ca.
1790-1850 ca.
1630-1680 ca.