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One of a pair of oboes (rgya-gling)

about 1900
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueWood, brass, copper
DimensionsDiameter and length: 15.6 x 66 cm (6 1/8 x 26 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number2014.1022.2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance2005, sold by a dealer in Hong Kong to Tony Bingham (dealer), London; 2014, sold by Bingham to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2014)
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