Erxian (二弦)
Object type: Erxian
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Chinese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, snakeskin, bone, gut, fabric.
Dimensions: W. 2 × D. 4 7/16 × L. 18 15/16 in. (5.1 × 11.2 × 48.1 cm) see card
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:     China  
Credit line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession year: 1889