Instrumententyp: Di (Querflöte) Medium: Bambus, verziert an 24 Stellen mit Schnurwicklung und schwarzem Lack.

Instrument type: Di (Transverse Flute)
Medium: Bamboo, decorated in 24 places with string winding and black lacquer. Bone ferrules, and blue tassel.; 64.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus membrane hole, 2 tassel holes, plus 2 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark. Tassel cords with embroidered strokes indicate "long life."
Condition: Upper bone ferrule missing.
Provenance: Source not known.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.