1578388 Hu-Ch\'in & Bow, Sh礙ng, San-Hsien and P\'i-P\'a, 1888; (add.info.: Hu-Ch\'in & Bow, Sh礙ng, San-Hsien and P\'i-P\'a. The Hu-Ch\'in (left) was one of the most popular musical instruments in Peking. The P\'i-P\'a had a body that was nearly a foot in diameter and was usually played by men who were hired as minstrels or ballad-singers in the South of China.); Universal History Archive/UIG; out of copyright.