Title: Qin (Seven-stringed zither)
Object type: Qin
Date: late 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Artist:  Unidentified artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Purple sandalwood (zitan) and black lacquer
Dimensions: Height (at bridge): 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Width (at bridge): 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Width (at right end): 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Length: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Classification: Musical instruments
Credit line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in honor of Mrs. C. Douglas Dillon, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY