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Transverse flute (di)
19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Bamboo
Dimensions
Length 66 cm, diameter 2.6 cm (Length 26 in., diameter 1 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2104
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
InscriptionsIncised on body in Chinese characters (English translation): Blue/green mountains border the Northern wall of the city / Green waters surround the Eastern wall / [author: Wen Shan]
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)