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Jinghu
Alternate name:Spike fiddle
Alternate name:Tan chin
Alternate name:Hu ch’in
Alternate name:Gao hu
Alternate name:Erhu
Date: 1875-1925 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedChinese character inside resonator.
Markingsnone
DescriptionBamboo body; snakeskin head; two strings which are later replacements, perhaps even for exhibition purposes; two wood pegs; wooden bridge, likely a later replacement; synthetic black cloth wrapped/adhered around resonator, covering edge of snakeskin.
DimensionsOverall length: 450 mm
Depth of resonator: 110 mm
Diameter of resonator: 55 mm
Depth of resonator: 110 mm
Diameter of resonator: 55 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01529