Buyu

Dublin Core

Title

Buyu

Subject

percussion instrument

Description

Another name of Buyu is woodblock.It is hollow with a ridge outside of the wooden fish to help provide the genuine hollow sound when striking the fish.The sound can differ amongst wooden fish depending on the size, type of wood used, and how hollow the wooden fish is

Date

Tang dynasty

Rights

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Type

physical object

Audience

Cultural tourists
Government
Locals
NGOs for Intangible cultural heritage protection

Music instruments Item Type Metadata

Origin

China

Material

wood

Sound

muffled, but clear sound

Files

FgM7hums_400x400.jpg

Citation

“Buyu,” CCCH9051 Group 42, accessed April 28, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-42/items/show/28.