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Side-blown flute
Vernacular name:Dizi
Vernacular name:Di
Vernacular name:Quidi
Date: 1940-1950 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedPainted below last finger hole: TSING SHENG INSTRUMENT
Chinese characters underneath written English signature and company seal: Qing Sheng Yue Qi Gong Yi She (Tsing Sheng Musical Instrument Craft Society)
Chinese characters underneath written English signature and company seal: Qing Sheng Yue Qi Gong Yi She (Tsing Sheng Musical Instrument Craft Society)
MarkingsWritten underneath the signature texts, likely referencing the instrument's pitch: A
Thirteen red painted bands with between 5 and 10 wrappings of string around them. The ends have longer bands of a similar fashion, just with more string on them. Underneath the English letters is a picture of two dragons and other things—this is presumably this company's seal.
Thirteen red painted bands with between 5 and 10 wrappings of string around them. The ends have longer bands of a similar fashion, just with more string on them. Underneath the English letters is a picture of two dragons and other things—this is presumably this company's seal.
DescriptionBamboo body. Silk thread wrappings. Six fingerholes. Two vent holes. Hole for mirliton, mirliton not present.
DimensionsOverall length: 611 mm
Embouchure: 10.8 x 7.5 mm
Embouchure: 10.8 x 7.5 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03926