Chinese Guitar (Shuang Ch'In)

Object Details

Donor Name

Chinese Centennial Commission

FROM CARD: "A FORM OF THE "MOON GUITAR." WOOD, WITH FOUR SILKEN STRINGS, ARRANGED IN TWO PAIRS. TRADESCANT LAY (THE CHINESE AS THEY ARE, LONDON, 1841,) RELATES: "AS THE STRINGS ARE SHORT, THE SOUND IS SMART AND KEEN, AND MUST BE DRAWN OUT BY FORCIBLY STRIKING THE STRING WITH THE NAIL, OR WITH A PLECTRUM OF WOOD OR METAL. I ONCE SAW A MUSICIAN AT ONE OF THE STROLLING THEATRES, WHO DISPLAYED A GREAT DEAL OF EXECUTION UPON THE YUE-KIN, WITH A VERY PLEASING EFFECT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, IT WAS USED AS AN ACCOMPANYMENT TO THE UR-HEEN, AND AS THE MUSICIAN UNDERSTOOD HIS BUSINESS THE RESULT HAD SOMETHING PARTICULARLY EXHILARATING ABOUT IT. SEE MAHILLON, VOL. 11, P. 118, NO. 779."

Record Last Modified

21 Dec 2018

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Chinese

Accession Date

1882

Accession Number

005892

USNM Number

E54026-0

Object Type

Guitar

Place

China, Asia

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8468258

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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