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English: Female musicians performing Chinese classical music. Musician at left is playing a Chinese zither (probably a yaqin). Musician in foreground is playing a long-necked plucked lute (probably a sanxian). From larger ancient Chinese dynastic engraving in the public domain.
  • Top left: probably a yaqin or yazheng (bowed zither)
  • Mid left: probably a sanxian
  • Top center: 5-gong yunluo (set of tuned gongs in a frame)
  • Mid right: dizi (transverse flute)
  • Top right: sheng (mouth organ)
Date circa 1600
date QS:P,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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current19:57, 14 January 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:57, 14 January 2009482 × 258 (87 KB)Badagnani (talk | contribs)
02:01, 3 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 02:01, 3 April 2007490 × 418 (77 KB)Badagnani (talk | contribs)A Chinese zither. From larger Chinese dynastic engraving. {{PD-art}}

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