Instrument
Game Part
2003-86-1
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 2003-86-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Abalone | Leather |
Technique | Carved | Incised | Inlaid |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Long stringed instrument or possibly gaming device with incised designs and mother of pearly inlay. There is a string with a coin attached from Hong Kong with a date of 1862 and the inscription: 香港一文. There is also a small bag with four balls inside. Four Chinese characters appear on the back that read: 陽和上總 |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
Other Number | 1993.X.1746 - Other Number | ED2791 - Museum Education Number |
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