Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Fr01-044. Instruments, from left to right: the three-stringed, fretless instrument is probably a sanxian; the four-stringed instrument is probably a pipa; the two-stringed instruments with bows are probably huqin or erhu. Same studio set up as in Fr01-043.

Caption in album or on mount

Foochow Singing Girls

Estimated Date

1868-1874

Tags

• clothing
• hair
• fan
• woman
• earring
• music
• studio
• chair
• vase
• table
• musician
• silk
• clock
• Foochow
• Fry
• stringed instrument
• lute
• sanxian
• pipa
• headdress
• violin
• huqin
• erhu

Photographer

Lai Fong (Afong Studio)

Dimensions

273mm x 216mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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