Mallet for slit drum (muyu)
19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueCamphor wood (?)
DimensionsHeight 20.7 cm, width 23.6 cm, depth 23.7 cm (Height 8 1/8 in., width 9 5/16 in., depth 9 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2126b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
19th century
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
19th century
mid-20th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century