Date | 1998-2008 |
Style | Zhongni |
Size | Length (Whole 120 cm, Strings 110 cm); Width (Forehead 18.5 cm, Shoulder 20.5 cm, Tail 15 cm); Thickness 6 cm |
Weight | 3.5 kg |
Body | Five-year-old Chinese parasol top (micro-waved; air-dried and left to cure for two years); Hardwood bottom |
Accessories | Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Red sandalwood feet, bridge and tail pieces |
Inscription | [Chinese inscription] 軫池下方草書「翕響」 |
Maker's Note | A description of hollowing the qin belly in pursuit of the perfect sound appears in volume 2 of the Yuguzhai Qinpu (Yuguzhai Qin Handbook), “the maker must test the timbre of the qin as he hollows as a guide to how much more should be hollowed; although there is quite a lot of meticulous work involved in re-assemblage and stringing.” This qin was hollowed on multiple occasions and has been repeatedly adjusted in an attempt to perfect the correlation between the inner cavity and production of sound. The untiring exploration of the qin maker probably resides in his quest for the timbre of harmony. |
People | Lau Chor-wah | 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 Lau Chor-wah |
Repository | Lau Chor-wah |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Lau Chor-wah |
Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0176 |