Native Name | Gayageum |
Object Number | 2014-13-104 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Korean |
Provenience | Korea |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Silk | Ivory (uncertain) |
Description | Zither (gayageum). Half tube zither with 12 silk strings, each with movable bridge, 12 pegs on back. Long narrow curved board with flat bottom board, dark brown wood, strings fastened to blue cotton ropes. Lower bridge inlaid with ivory (?). Back has 3 sound holes each different in size. Fair condition: 6 strings and pegs missing. |
Length | 141.3 cm |
Width | 20.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
Other Number | L-222-104 - Old Loan Number | C266 - Seder Number | 6184.104 - Franklin Institute Number |
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