Тип: Сяо (Vertical Whistle Flute) Средний: бамбуковый, коричневый, с лаком, с вырезанным украшением в зеленом и белом цветочном и листовом узоре.

Instrument type: Xiao (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Bamboo, stained brown, with lacquer, and incised decoration in green and white floral and leaf pattern. Green tassel with gold bead.; 41.65 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus membrane hole, 2 tassel holes, plus 2 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
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.