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Yanling Wenzi Qin
The top and bottom surfaces of the qin are made of ovate catalpa wood. The cap corner (guanjue), bridge (yueshan) and dew-receptor (chenglu) are all made of redwood. There are no tuning pegs. The peg protectors have one foot missing. The goose feet are made of wood. The inlays (hui) have fallen off. There are clear traces indicating that the qin had been opened before and part of the seam between the two boards of the qin have become unglued. The qin has no cracks (duanwen) and is painted with grey coating and black lacquer. The sound retainers (nayin) are raised quite high. There are no inscriptions on the belly of the qin.
- Date:
Qing dynasty - Maker:
Shen Daokuan - Collection:
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:Ovate catalpa wood
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- Inscriptions:A poem about how the qin was made is engraved on either side of the large sound hole (longchi). It is signed with two seals underneath, indicating the writer and place.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither)
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total length: 125cm, string length: 113.5cm, width of the forehead: 19.3cm, width of the shoulders: 20.3cm, width of the tail: 14.8cm, the large sound hole is 22.4cm long and 2.1cm wide, the small sound hole is 11.2cm long and 2.1cm wide.