Date | 1999 |
Style | Fengshi |
Size | Length (Whole 122.5 cm, Strings 112 cm); Width (Forehead 18.6 cm, Shoulder 21.7 cm, Tail 14.8 cm); Thickness 6.6 cm |
Weight | 4.25 kg |
Body | Chinese fir top; Hardwood bottom |
Accessories | Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Ebony feet, bridge and tail pieces |
Maker's Note | This qin was designed to be rounded and thick, with an aim to revive the same features found in qins made in the Tang Dynasty. The maker used this qin to record an album titled The Fisherman and the Woodcutter in Switzerland in 2007, which received the Coup de Coeur award from Academie Charles Cros in France. |
People | Sou Si-tai | 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 Sou Si-tai |
Repository | Sou Si-tai |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Sou Si-tai |
Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0170 |