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Koto

Transverse harp (koto), thirteen strings stretched over a sounding-board made of lacquered wood with ivory, tortoise-shell and silver inlay, decorated on the sides with chicken in a bamboo grove: Japan

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  • Materials:Wood; Ivory; Tortoiseshell; Lacquer
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Approximate Height 140; Approximate Length 1890; Approximate Width 290mm