Koto

early to mid-1800s Overall: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.); Widest end: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.359.a

This koto has an elaborately decorated surface, suggesting that it was meant to be admired as a decorative object rather than played as a musical instrument. The vertical design shows a profusion of chrysanthemum and miscanthus grass above a brushwood fence as well as a pair o...

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1918.359.a
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