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Sanxian
Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments describes the instrument as a ‘Long-necked lute of the Han Chinese’; the three strings, tuned a 4th and a 5th apart, are plucked with the fingernails or a plectrum. Consists of a long neck that extends through the body and has a ‘spatula-shaped scroll’; three hexagonal tapered pegs inserted from opposite sides of the peg box; bridge is missing; oval-shaped body covered on both sides with ?snake skin; piece of faded cord tied around the neck.
- Maker:
Anonymous - Collection:
Royal College of Music Museum - Inventory number:
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China
- Measurements:Overall length: 916mm. Projecting neck length: 746mm. Body: 160mm long, 141mm wide, 67mm deep.
- View the original record:http://museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk/collection/Details/collect/1330