Inscription: (on each corner and in center): A [image of a knot] E [reversed] (unidentified)(on red horn): W [backwards E] D H N O H N M E H O M (too fragmentary for interpretation)
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Inscription: Inside soundhole, circular inscription: „Manufactured by the [prince of the] state of Lu in the year guiyou of the Chongzhen reign of the great Ming; #18.“Marking: 1) (on back at head) the title „honghe“(Capital Peace); 2) (on back below title) the seal „Luguo shi quan“ (Heirloom of the Lu State); 3) (below seal) 22-character poem that reads: The moonlight is being reflected by the river Yangtze, A light breeze is blowing over clear dewdrops, Only in a tranquil place Can one comprehend the feeling of eternity
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Probably, in the collection of Jahangir (r. 1605-1627); By descent to Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658); By descent to Aurangzeb (1658-1707); Taken by Nadir Shah (1736-1747); Russian collection, early 19th century; 1893 purchased in Paris by private collector; Offered for sale by descendants of private collector at Christies Geneva, May 16, 1985 (Lot 423); Sold privately to Kuwait National Museum in 1999
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collection/search/52558 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/52558 Link
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