https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Chinese+musical+instruments&output=atom <![CDATA[Grainger Museum Online]]> 2024-03-30T01:01:27+11:00 Omeka https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/show/439 <![CDATA[Muyu (slit drum)]]> ]]> 2020-05-14T17:09:44+10:00

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Title

Muyu (slit drum)

Description

Small rounded slit drum with handle on top. Abstractly shaped to represent a "fish head" (used to accompany Buddhist chant). Slit across flattened base - hollowed out slightly to resonate when struck with accompanying beater. Painted red and gold with carved handle. Beater has a thin stem with a large bulbous pointed tip. Size: 11 cm in height

Source

Grainger Museum

Date

n.d. (before 1960)

Identifier

00.0110
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https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/show/438 <![CDATA[Banhu]]> ]]> 2020-05-14T12:36:01+10:00

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Title

Banhu

Description

Body made from wooden cylinder (large bamboo rods) with wooden panels on front and back - back panel has 5 decorative pierced holes. Neck is made from cylindrical piece of wood - becomes squared at pegs - 2 pegs protruding from back of peg box. Simple bone capping on end rather than scroll. 2 strings (one missing). Highest peg has decorative woven and beaded tassel hanging from it. Played with a bow between the 2 strings. There is no bow for this instrument in the Grainger Museum collection. Size: 11.5 cm wide, 59 cm in length, 11 cm in depth

Source

Given as a gift to Percy Grainger from the Hon. Edward Feilding", who in Percy Grainger's own words "was a wonderful friend to Percy Grainger's music...It was always a great pleasure to PG and was in his bedroom at White Plains. [Percy Grainger's American home]".
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https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/show/437 <![CDATA[Yueqin (or yüeh-ch'in, Chinese lute)]]> 2020-05-14T12:28:12+10:00

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Title

Yueqin (or yüeh-ch'in, Chinese lute)

Description

Circular wooden body wtih short neck and four hexagonal wooden pegs. Strings missing. Ten raised wooden frets on neck and body (2 missing). Simple wood work with no decoration . "Strings in pairs at the 5th". Slight scroll on peg box and darker wood on tail piece with four holes.Size: 57 cms in length, 35 cms wide

Source

Belonged to Percy Grainger

Date

n.d (before 1950)

Contributor

Grainger Museum

Identifier

00.0212
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