| Title |
Musical Instruments: Japanese Music and Musicians [011] Koto (007) |
| Photo Number |
Box 25, Japan, Music, 5 |
| Caption on Slide |
Koto players at Gion Corner, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Description |
Photo shows Koto players performing in Kyoto |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1965 |
| Subject |
Women--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Musicians--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Musical instruments--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Koto--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Centers for the performing arts--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Centers for the performing arts |
| Keywords |
Instruments; Performing arts facilities |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan) |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "The koto (箏) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese zheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan.[1] Koto are about 180 centimetres (71 in) length, and made from kiri wood (Paulownia tomentosa). They have 13 strings that are strung over 13 movable bridges along the width of the instrument. Players can adjust the string pitches by moving these bridges before playing, and use three finger picks (on thumb, index finger, and middle finger) to pluck the strings."--Wikipedia Note: "Gion Corner is a unique theater presenting one-hour shows of seven of Kyoto's professional performing arts - kyogen classical comedy, kyomai dance, gagaku music of the imperial court, koto harp, bunraku puppet theater, the tea ceremony, and flower arrangement."--Kyoto Travel Guide website. Note: More information can be found: http://www.kyoto-gioncorner.com/global/en.html |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6f76vfd |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
331119 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f76vfd |
