Object Number | 2014-13-116 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Silk |
Description | Genkwan ( ?) . Octagonal body of light orange-brown wood. Long neck with 11 frets (1 missing) and another one on the body (12 altogether). Metal vibrator within body. 4 silk strings and lateral pegs. All strings and pegs are missing. The original tag is on the backside of the sound box with two readable Chinese characters "玉" and "x昌". Fair condition. |
Length | 93.5 cm |
Width | 27 cm |
Depth | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
Other Number | C-280 - Seder Number | L-222-116 - Old Loan Number | 6184.116 - Franklin Institute Number |
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