Huobusi

Medium

Wood, snakeskin

Dimensions

L.: 86.8 cm (34-3/16 in.); W.: 12.4 cm (4-7/8 in.); D.: 7.2 cm (2-13/16 in.) see diagram

Classification

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Culture

Chinese (Naxi people)

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.55