Title: Erxian
Object type: Erxian
Date: 19th century
Culture: Chinese, possibly Chaozhu sub-culture
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
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Geography:     China      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY