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Donor Name:
Chinese Centennial Commission  Search this
Culture:
Chinese  Search this
Object Type:
Guitar
Place:
China, Asia
Accession Date:
1882
Notes:
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
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005892
USNM Number:
E54026-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f77f210-7cac-4ec8-92dd-7db7e78daa9d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8468258