Musical Instruments in Use in The 1800s
These watercolour illustrations, made in China in the 1800s, show several types of musical instruments being played:
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Woman playing a dizi.
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Woman playing a jinghu.
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Woman playing a luo.
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Woman playing a pipa.
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Woman playing a sanxian.
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Woman playing a shimianluo.
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Woman playing a small drum.
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Woman playing a wind instrument with a curved bell.
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Woman playing a xiao.
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Woman playing a zheng.
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