Violin
51-46-145A
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Erk-H'Sien |
| Object Number | 51-46-145A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Snakeskin |
| Description | Erk-h'sien, hammer shape, 1 end covered with snakeskin, 2 strings, hollow cylindrical body with bamboo neck inserted towards front. 2 long tapering, fluted pegs one above the other. Thin curved wooden bow with hair braid one quarter of the way down. Good condition. Head slightly warped. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | 96-92 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-145 - Old Loan Number | C512? - Seder Number |
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