Sanxian (三弦 )

Medium

Rosewood, reptile skin, various materials.

Dimensions

W. 5 11/16 × D. 2 13/16 × L. 36 1/2 in. (14.5 × 7.1 × 92.7 cm)

Classification

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Culture

Chinese

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889

Accession Number

89.2.179