Guqin (古琴 )
Object type: Qin
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Chinese
Period: Ming Dynasty
Artist: Prince Lu
Artist bio: Chinese, 1628–1644
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Chinese
Date: 1634
Medium: Wood (wutong and zi), silk, jade, lacquer, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: 47 × 8 × 3 3/4 in. (119.4 × 20.3 × 9.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Geography:  Hangchow   China  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, Seymour Fund, The Boston Foundation Gift, Gift of Elizabeth M. Riley, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1999
Accession year: 1999