Erhu
Alternate name(s)
- Spike fiddle
- Tan chin
- Hu ch’in
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionBamboo body with carved node at back; thin wooden belly/top, which doesn't appear original; two strings; two wood pegs with bulbous shape; wooden bridge, likely a later replacement; neck has a bone cap; character written in black ink on carved node.
DimensionsOverall length: 585 mm
Depth of resonator: 117 mm
Diameter of resonator: 115 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01533
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