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This double-reed pipe is most frequently played for funerals, weddings, regional opera, temple and folk music. The simple cylindrical hardwood tube has a wider melodic range and is a much older instrument type than the conical suona. The guanzi is often replaced today by the saxophone.
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Title: Guanzi (管子 )
Period: Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date: 19th century
Geography: East, China
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2898
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