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Fiddle (kokyū) and bow
Fiddle (kokyu) and bow
Fiddle (kokyū) and bow
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Red sandalwood, cat skin, lacquer work
Dimensions
Length 67.7 cm, width 14.1 cm, depth 6.7 cm (Length 26 5/8 in., width 5 9/16 in., depth 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2151a-b
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
InscriptionsIn ink inside body: [three Japanese characters]
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)