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Jew's harp (kouqin)
Jew's harp (kouqin)

Jew's harp (kouqin)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueIron
DimensionsLength 12.2 cm, width 2.9 cm, thickness 1.1 cm (Length 4 13/16 in., width 1 1/8 in., thickness 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2140
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)