The Lore of the Chinese Lute
Gulik, Robert H van![The Lore of the Chinese Lute](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/366/36695776/CHSBZCOP0336695776.jpg)
The lute, ch'in or guqin is one of China's oldest and most revered musical instruments. Records indicate that it has been a favourite of the literary classes for more than 2, 500 years, Confucius himself was a great lover of the instrument. Over the centuries, it became representative of the life, taste and pastimes of the Chinese literati. In addition to its contributions to solo and orchestral musical arrangements, a wealth of symbolic meani...