Date | 2006-2009 |
Style | Original |
Size | Length (Whole 125 cm, Strings 113 cm); Width (Forehead 16 cm, Shoulder 18.5 cm, Tail 14 cm); Thickness 5.3 cm |
Weight | 3.5 kg |
Body | Chinese fir top; Pine bottom |
Accessories | Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Ebony feet; Mahogany bridge and tail pieces |
Inscription | [Chinese inscription] 軫池下方草書「微波」 |
Maker's Note | Weibo (Mild Ripples) was the result of a study to minimise the qin's formal elements. Three advantages were achieved. First, it is clearly easier to make this way! Second, having no odd bends and turns, the twenty layers of lacquering can be applied with greater uniformity and precision. Third, the sidewall’s structural rigidity is reduced, permitting a broader plane of vibration. |
People | Kwan Kar-way, Kelwin | Choi Chang Sau Qin Making Society |
Object | Musical instrument |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
Source | Courtesy of Kwan Kar-way, Kelwin |
Repository | Kwan Kar-way, Kelwin |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Kwan Kar-way, Kelwin |
Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0189 |