• Dimension: Height: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm) Length: 48 in (121.9 cm)
• Estimate From: $1200
• Estimate To: $1800

Chinese. The qin's body is gently tapered from the head to the tail with a multiple-recessed shoulder and waist.The underside is fixed with seven tuning pegs (zhen), while the top is inlaid vertically with 13 yellow metal studs (hui). It is intricately decorated in Qiangjin and Tianqi techniques to depict multiple colored leaping dragons amidst clouds above the ocean and sacred mountains. The underside bears many inscriptions and seal marks. Qing Dynasty period.