Guqin
1600s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Guqin, 1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Wood, horn, silk, mother-of-pearl; overall: 4.5 x 18.1 x 123.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 48 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection. Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.371 The 13 studs in mother-of-pearl inlay indicate finger positions for sounding harmonics.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Musical Instrument
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, horn, silk, mother-of-pearl
- Medium
- wood, horn, silk, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.5 x 18.1 x 123.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 48 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1918.371
- Credit Line
- The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection. Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
- Exhibitions
- Migrations of Memory––The Poetry and Power of Music (平沙落雁 — 音樂的詩意與力量) (Chinese art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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