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Panpipes (paixiao)

Panpipes (paixiao)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueLacquered wood, bamboo
DimensionsLength 38.5 cm, height 36.4 cm, depth 4.5 cm (Length 15 3/16 in., height 14 5/16 in., depth 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2098
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsInscribed on each pipe: [two Chinese characters (for twelve central pipes)] and [three Chinese characters (for four outside pipes)]
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)