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Lute (sanxian)
19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 79.2 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 7.3 cm (Length 31 3/16 in., width 5 11/16 in., depth 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number1989.141
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
InscriptionsFragmentary paper label on front of pegbox: [several Chinese characters]; in ink inside body: [two Chinese characters ?]
ProvenanceBy the 1970s, accessioned as source unidentified to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1989)