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End-blown flute (xiao)
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End-blown flute (xiao)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueLacquered bamboo
DimensionsLength 53.9 cm, diameter 2.2 cm (Length 21 1/4 in., diameter 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2086
On View
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)