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Violin

(Japanese, born in 1937)
(Japanese, born in 1942)
2016
Object PlaceNagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony, lacquer
DimensionsLength x width: 61 × 21 cm (24 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Hirochika Yatsui
Accession number2018.369.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAfter October 28, 2016, from the maker Mr. Akio Taniguchi, Nagoya, Japan to the lacquer work artist Mr. Hirochika Yatsui, Wajima, Japan; 2018, gift of Mr. Hirochika Yatsui to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2018)
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