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<em>Tsuzumi</em> hand drums were used as musical accompaniment for formal theatrical productions such as Noh, but also in traditional folk music. Small tsuzumi like this one are set against one shoulder, and held in place with one hand, while the other hand beats the heads. The sound is adjusted by regulating the humidity of the hide with one’s breath or spittle.
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98649
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Tsuzumi Drum
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98649
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Tsuzumi Drum
description
<em>Tsuzumi</em> hand drums were used as musical accompaniment for formal theatrical productions such as Noh, but also in traditional folk music. Small tsuzumi like this one are set against one shoulder, and held in place with one hand, while the other hand beats the heads. The sound is adjusted by regulating the humidity of the hide with one’s breath or spittle.
date
1800s
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485152
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Musical Instrument
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); Overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
1918.349
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Wood with lacquer and sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), hide, iron, and cord
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Tsuzumi Drum (鼓), 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912). Wood with lacquer and sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), hide, iron, and cord; diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.349
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鼓
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Japanese Art
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
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Mentioned: p. 82
citation
D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
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Mentioned: pp. 134-137
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The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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2026-05-29 05:19:26.882000
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98649
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Wood with lacquer and sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), hide, iron, and cord
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