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51-46-118

From: Canton

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Sanxian
Object Number 51-46-118
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience Canton
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Snakeskin | Ivory
Description

Sanxian. 3 stringed, dark wood with snakeskin sounding board and ivory mountaints. Long dark wood neck curled back in scrooll. 3 tapering hexagonal pegs.

Poor condition; strings missing, metal strips between head and body loose, heads broken on both sides.

Length 91 cm
Width 7 cm
Outside Diameter 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951
Other Number 76-1302 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-118 - Old Loan Number | C485 - Seder Number

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