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Qin with Inscriptions by Mr Chen Weibin
The sound retainers are raised slightly. The top surface of the qin is made of paulownia wood, while the bottom surface of the qin is made of ovate catalpa wood. The cap corner (guanjue), bridge (yueshan) and dew-receptor (chenglu) are all made of redwood. The goose feet are made of redwood. There are no tuning pegs. The inlays are made of mother-of-pearl. The qin has no cracks (duanwen) and is painted with grey coating and black lacquer.
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Song dynasty - Maker:
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Hunan Museum - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither)
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- Materials:Paulownia wood, ovate catalpa wood
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- Inscriptions:An inscription above the large sound hole was carved by Mr Chen Weibin and makes reference to his hobbies and how he encountered this instrument.|The other inscription, which is between the large and small sound holes, was carved by Collector Chen Zufang when he was invited to do so.|The qin has no signatures or seals.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither)
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total length: 124.5cm, string length: 117cm, width of the forehead: 17cm, width of the shoulders: 18.8cm, width of the tail: 16.6cm, the large sound hole is 24.7cm long and 2.2cm wide, the small sound hole is 12.7cm long and 2.2cm wide.