DCM 1513: Anonymous, Chinese Di (Transverse Flute)

Instrument type: Di (Transverse Flute)
Medium: Bamboo, lacquered black, bone ferrules, and with green, white, and pink design.; 59.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, plus membrane hole, 2 tassel holes, plus 2 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Cracks at upper fingerhole rank and at vent holes. Tip at foot cracked.
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.