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Koto (箏)

Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan | Gotō Yūjō

early 17th century

Medium

Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,

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Dimensions

5 1/8 × 74 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (13 × 189.5 × 24.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2007

Classification

Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither

Department

Musical Instruments

Culture

Japanese

Rights

Public Domain

About Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan

1603 |1415 –1673 |1537 • Japanese|Japanese

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