Native Name | Nigen-Kin |
Object Number | A682 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Ivory |
Description | Nigenkin 二弦 琴. Two stringed zither, used by young ladies of the household. Dark brown wood, several pairs of holes for strings done in ivory. Three horizontal grooves at each end, one in the middle. Medallion of brocaded silk on upper side, irregular line of raised white dots extending down face. |
Height | 109 cm |
Width | 11.3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | C-96 - Seder Number |
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