Moon Lute (Yueqin)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Moon Lute (Yueqin) by an unknown artist features a dark brown, round body with visible wood grain. The instrument has a long neck and a distinctive headstock with four tuning pegs arranged in a cross shape. There are 7 horizontal frets on the neck. A bridge is positioned on the lower part of the body, and strings run from the bridge to the tuning pegs. The background transitions from black at the top to gray at the bottom.