竽【英】

Yu

定义

中国古老乐器，与笙一样，由斗子、簧管、吹管三部分构成，是笙的姐妹乐器，竿管苗要比笙苗长而细。竿似笙而比笙稍大。第420窟(隋)西壁盒里一身飞天在演奏竽。第156窟(晚唐)北壁下部《宋国夫人出行图》俗乐中有一竽，长而细，排列在乐队之前，较为醒目。

An ancient Chinese musical instrument that is similar to sheng. It has three parts of Douzi, sound tubes and blowing tube. The difference between yu and sheng is that the tubes of yu are longer and thinner than those of sheng. Yu is similar to sheng in shape but with bigger size. The fresco of the west cell of Cave No.420 (Sui Dynasty) depicts an Apsaras playing it. Also, there is an image of Yu in the picture Madam from State of Song on Her Journey at the bottom north wall in Cave No.156 (Late Tang Dynasty). The musician playing a long and thin yu is in the front of the folk music band and is eye-catching.