A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FLUTE

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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FLUTE
choson dynasty (19th century)

Cast as a long tube open at each end with ten note holes, inlaid in silver with phoenixes and clouds and with bands of diaperwork at each end, the patina of the bronze golden brown, fitted with a tasselled purple silk cord--24in. (60.9cm.) long, ¾in. (2cm.) diameter