Xiaoyao (1)

This qin is named Xiaoyao. It was made by the student of Choi Chang-sau, Sou Si-tai in 1999. This photo shows the front of Xiaoyao in Fengshi style.

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-0169
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