Lute (yueqin)
about 1886
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniquePaulownia and other woods
DimensionsLength 65.9 cm, diameter 36.7 cm, thickness 4.3 cm (Length 25 15/16 in., diameter 14 7/16 in., thickness 1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph R. Coolidge in memory of his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge
Accession number1981.761
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On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceBefore 1981, gift to Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York [likely during a trip in Japan]; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1981, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1981)
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
1840 with later additions
19th century