Chinese ti-tzu (flute), so-na (oboe), yueh-ch'in (lute or guitar), la-pa (trumpet), and Japanese hiji-riki. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.

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Size: 4248px × 5944px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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