Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...

v. 1. General issues concerning stringed instruments and their bows. v. 2. Stringed instruments and techniques for their conservative restoration and repair. v. 3. Bows and techniques for their ...

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...