Erxian

Erxian

bowed string instrument

The sound chamber is made with a dome-shaped ring of hardwood glued on the front end.Also,the back of the sound chamber is not covered with any lattice work like those of erhu or gaohu. It has to be played with a bow made of a thick, hard piece of bamboo.

The Tang dynasty

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China

Material of neck are same as zhutiqin.The sound chamber is made of a large section of bamboo

High pitch along with strong volume