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Ribbon reed (hujia)
19th century
Object Place: Beijing, China
Medium/Technique
Tin
Dimensions
Length 4.5 cm, width 2.2 cm, thickness 0.6 cm (Length 1 3/4 in., width 7/8 in., thickness 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2141
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTwo rectangular pieces of tin, ends of one crimped around ends of other, and thin, short free reed of tin sandwiched between. Circular tab for holding at one end.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)