Antique Chinese Yueqin Moon Guitar Ruan Collectable Handcrafted

These are very hard to find anywhere. I am unsure of the age of this instrument, it is definitely hand crafted with the very rare dragon headstock, it will require new strings if bought to be played. It is a beautiful piece of oriental folk art and would be great for a collector of these sort of rare instruments.

The yueqin or yue qin (: ,  yuèqín),  as yüeh-ch‘in and also known as the moon guitar, moon zither, gekkin, wolgeum, or la-ch‘in, is a  . It is a  with a round, hollow wooden body which gives it the nickname moon guitar. It has a short fretted neck and four strings tuned in courses of two (each pair of strings is tuned to a single pitch), generally tuned to the interval of a perfect fifth. Occasionally, the body of the yueqin may be octagonal in shape. It is an important instrument in the  orchestra, often taking the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section. The frets on all Chinese lutes are high so that the fingers never touch the actual body—distinctively different from western fretted instruments. This allows for a greater control over timbre and intonation than their western counterparts, but makes chordal playing more difficult

Bought as seen, UK and Selected European countries only. If you are outside these regions please contact me before purchasing.