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Guqin

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What it is

Hornbostel-Sachs code: 312.22Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Materials: Wood · silk · jade · lacquer · mother-of-pearlThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Specimen dimensions: 119.4 cm × 20.3 cmMeasured on museum specimen met-oa:503523.The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Evidence: Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

How it came about

EvidenceEvidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

First appearance

1634Earliest artefact or recordHangchow, ChinaThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
2008Designated / inscribedChinaUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

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Official catalogue IDs

Hornbostel-Sachs: 312.22The Met object: 503523

Further reading

The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments — Guqin (met-oa) ↗

💡 Everyday examples

Specimen met-oa:503523 measures 119.4 cm long by 20.3 cm wide — length is about 5.9 times the width (119.4 ÷ 20.3 ≈ 5.9).
Earliest artefact or record: 1634 · Hangchow, China (The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments)

Sources: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda ↗ · The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments ↗

checked: 2026-11-14

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