Side-blown flute
Date1940-1950 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedPainted below last finger hole: TSING SHENG INSTRUMENTChinese 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.
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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03926
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1920-1930 ca.
1920-1925 ca.
1920-1925 ca.
1950-1955 ca.