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Jinghu

Alternate name(s)
  • Spike fiddle
  • Tan chin
  • Hu ch’in
  • Gao hu
  • Erhu
Date1875-1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedChinese character inside resonator.MarkingsnoneDescriptionBamboo 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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01529
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