Lute (sanxian)
19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueWood, snakeskin
DimensionsLength 87.3 cm, width 15.5 cm, thickness 7.2 cm (Length 34 3/8 in., width 6 1/8 in., thickness 2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2051
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
probably late 19th century
mid-20th century
early 20th century
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
19th century