Guitar

A1025

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1025
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Ivory
Description

Similar to moon guitar but with longer neck. Round body of dark wood, lightweight. Long neck with scroll curving back on the end. Four long slightly tapered pegs and nine frets. Ivory on side of peg box and ivory tipped tailpiece. Poor condition, with eight frets and two pegs missing. The body is cracked and only one broken string is present. Ivory tipped tailpiece is not present.

Length 105 cm
Width 36 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900
Other Number C-164 - Seder Number | 108 - Other Number

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