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Erhu

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Hu ch’in
  • Spike fiddle
  • Tan chin
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionBamboo body with carved node as back panel or screen; snakeskin head; two silk strings; two wood pegs with six-pointed star/hexagonal; wooden bridge, likely a later replacement; wood inlay/embellishment on pegs and top of neck; characters painted in black on each peg, on the resonator, and on the bottom of neck (visible inside resonator).
DimensionsOveral length: 660 mm
Depth of resonator: 100 mm
Diameter of resonator: 75
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01532
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Not on view
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