Sheng (Mouth Organ)
Unknown Chinese, Chinese
collected about 1910
Wood and ivory
Overall: 2 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (5.5 × 6.7 × 3.5 cm)
Overall: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Overall: 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.11.4550
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Mrs. Margaret R. Kimberly in China, about 1910; given to present collection, 1922.
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