Blind girl sing for a living in Jiufeng, China ; A likely southern yueqin; two strings, no large soundholes, long-neck ; There was also a three stringed version Sound hole for the instrument was a smaller diameter hole near the bridge ; c. 1960 ;
A Japanese woman playing a gekkin c. 1890
Comiença el Libro primero dela declaraciõ de instrumentos ~ By Juan Bermudo 1555
Advertisement for S. S. Stewart’s Bass or Cello Banjo ~ Bass Banjo Advert 1898
Possible sanxian [left] and pipa, from a 762-827 A.D. A painting in the Mogao caves near Dunhuang―Grotto 46 Left interior wall, second panel. Also called cave 112 ;
A blind musician performing with an erhu; a sanxian is spotted behind him on the ground ; Two adult males and a boy ; Polish National Archives photographed Jan 1st 1930 ;
Taus ~ photographed by Graeme Gibson @ Horniman Museum, London, UK 2019 ;