The story of the “Qiulai” qin unraveled by radiocarbon dating, Chinese inscriptions and material characterization

The story of the “Qiulai” qin unraveled by radiocarbon dating, Chinese inscriptions and material characterization

Abstract An ancient table zither qin, an emblematic stringed instrument of traditional Chinese music, has been rediscovered in the museum collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (inv.4224, CNAM collection), Paris. This instrument named “Qiulai” qin, whose origin is poorly docume...

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Main Authors: Marie-Gabrielle Durier, Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry, Christine Hatté, Tiphaine Fabris, Cyrille Foasso, Witold Nowik, Stéphane Vaiedelich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
qin
Chinese zither
Tang Kai
Musical instrument
eighteenth century
Radiocarbon dating
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00563-8

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