A SET OF WOOD CASTANETS QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY

of elongated trapezoidal form with slightly rounded top and bottom edges, the musical instrument comprising two main bodies of panels (one constructed from two wood panels), each with a slightly convex outer surface and modelled with the flat side facing the other body's inner side, pierced through with two apertures for threading a string to hold the pair together, the bodies bordered with three bands of thin strings, the wood patinated to a light honey-brown colour