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Transverse flute (di)
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Transverse flute (di)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueBamboo, bone
DimensionsLength 58.3 cm, diameter 2 cm (Length 22 15/16 in., diameter 13/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2083
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
Inscriptions[two lines of poetry incised and filled with green ink; poet's name also inscised but filled with red ink. see below for literal translation]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)