Zither Fragments

51-46-151B

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Sono Koto
Object Number 51-46-151B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Date Made Before 1905
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Textile
Description

Sono koto, dark brown, 13 strings, each with wooden bridge, played with finger plectra by women. Red tassel, floral design cloth under strings at one end, 2 hole in back through which strings are drawn. Fair condition: all strings broken, feet at one end detached, many cracks.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951
Other Number '05-554 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-151 - Old Museum Number | C-518 - Seder Number

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