Erxian
Object type: Erxian
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Chinese, possibly Chaozhu sub-culture
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, plastic, bamboo, horsehair
Dimensions: L: 46.2 cm (18-3/16 in.); Diam. of body: 8.5 - 7.6 cm (3-5/16 - 3 in.); L. of bow: 53.8 cm (20-13/16 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:     China  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889