Zither (mí-gyaùng)
mid-19th century
Object PlaceSouthern Burma
Medium/TechniqueTropical hardwood
DimensionsLength 113.8 cm, width 15.6 cm, height 15.9 cm (Length 44 13/16 in., width 6 1/8 in., height 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number1993.11
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1948, property of a Dorset, England, family who reportedly lived in colonial Burma; before 1993, sold by Dorset family to an antiques dealer, Dorset, England; by 1993, sold by antiques dealer, Dorset, to Jonathon Hope, London, England; 1993, sold by Hope to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 27, 1993)
early 20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
19th century
about A.D. 100
about 1860
late 19th century
19th century
