Muyu (slit drum) <a href="/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">Chinese musical instruments</a> 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 <a href="/grainger/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Made+in+China+or+possibly+Japan">Made in China or possibly Japan</a> Grainger Museum n.d. (before 1960) 00.0110