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Hourglass drum (zhanggu)
Hourglass drum (zhanggu)

Hourglass drum (zhanggu)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueWood, bamboo, animal skin
DimensionsHeight 71.4 cm, diameter 26 cm (Height 28 1/8 in., diameter 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1737
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)