Yangqin (Hammered Dulcimer)
Dublin Core
Title
Yangqin (Hammered Dulcimer)
Description
Black-laqueured box zither with wooden body and lid. Lid is very highly decorated with gold paint. 14 sets of 3 strings (twisted brass wire) held by solid brass pegs. 2 floating bridges - wooden with pierced design and 7 ivory or bone tips. 2 soundholes covered with detailed ivory/bone carvings (2 human figures and trees in relief.) Paper with Chinese characters stuck below strings. 42 pegs each side. 2 bamboo hammers - very fine, one broken. Small drawer at front of instrument contains brass tuning hammer (key). Size: 75x30x10.5cm
Source
Grainger Museum
Publisher
Grainger Museum
Date
n.d. (early twentieth century)
Contributor
Grainger Museum
Identifier
00.0109