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Qin Bags or Covers
Traditional qin cases |
琴囊、琴套 1
Three qin covers: back, side, front 3 |
Artistic representations often show scholars walking along carrying a qin that is covered by a bag. Perhaps even more often the qin is being carried by a qin servant or other worker. Sometimes it may even be hanging from a pole. Here are some examples from this site:
- the scholar himself carrying a qin (the picture does not makeit clear, but it must be in a bag)
- from a book illustration
- another illustration.
- this close-up from this Japanese screen,
Other times the servant may simply be standing by, holding it.2
Qin bags can be padded and ornate or plain and thin. My own, shown at right, have fine silk on the outside, raw silk for the inner lining, and padding in between (foam rubber or silk floss).
Modern ones may be sturdier, as with the soft cover qin cases here.
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a
separate page)
1.
Qin bags or covers
Qin tao is the term I first heard for this, but various names can be found:
Qin nang 琴囊 21570.104 為貯琴之囊 a bag for storing a qin; gives reference to Ouyang Xiu's poem 六一詩話 Poetic Talk on One of Six.
Qin dai 琴袋 21570.xxx (qin bag)
Qin tao 琴套 21570.xxx (qin cover, sleeve)
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2.
Carrying or holding a qin
In this image of Cai Wenji and her qin (from the scroll Hujia Shibapai, Scene 11) the servant behind her is holding it, ready for her to use.
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3.
My qin bags
These were custom made by a tailor at Worldwide House in Hong Kong.
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