DCM 1366: Anonymous, Chinese Di (Transverse Flute)
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Instrument type: Di (Transverse Flute)
Medium: Cane, with brown painted rings.; 51.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus membrane hole plus 2 tassel holes plus 2 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: Inscription in Chinese.
Condition: Without end ferrules. Several cracks at lower end.
Provenance: Curio shop, South Kensington, London, 5 Sept. 1938.
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.
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