五弦花边琴【英】

Petaled Five-string Lute

定义

五弦花边琴亦称五弦花边阮或五弦梅花阮，唐代乐器。敦煌莫高窟第220窟(初唐)北壁经变乐队中有此乐器图像，造型独特，结构完整，古朴、典雅，音箱由六个花瓣形状构成，五弦、五轴、有品、柄长、头曲，音箱上装有弦扶手，并有彩绘图案。五弦花边琴出现在经变乐队中，演奏者姿态端庄，头部略微倾斜，左手在拧轴，右手指在弹弦，似在调音定弦，颇具真实感。因其乐器体大，腹宽，估计是件低音乐器。

It is also called Petaled Five-string Ruan Xin or Five-string Plum Ruan Xian. It is found among the sutra illustration band on the north wall of Cave No.220 (Early Tang Dynasty). The image is complete, distinctive and elegant with classic simplicity. The sound box is shaped as a five-petal blossom. There are five strings, five tuning pegs and frets on it. The neck is long and its head is curved. There is an armrest with patterns on the sound box. The musician playing the Petaled Five-string Lute is elegant with the head slightly tilted. The musician is twisting the pegs with the left hand and plucking the strings with right hand, as if tuning up before performance. The whole image is vivid and impressive. As the body of Petaled Five-string Lute is large with broad belly, it is estimated to be a low-pitch instrument.