Dimensions: Overall Length: 81.5cm; width: 12—12.6cm; height: 13.3cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.3 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province in 1973

Guqin is an ancient Chinese plucked zither (string instrument). It has always been a high-brow musical instrument. As early as in the Zhou Dynasty, it was used to play ritualistic music for sacrificial offerings.