Five-Stringed Lute (Gogen-biwa)

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Title Five-Stringed Lute (Gogen-biwa)
Location Country Japan
Style Period Japan: Nara Period
Subject Asian Art
Creation Date 8th Century CE
Form musical instrument
Medium red sandalwood with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions L: 108.1 cm; W: 30.9 cm (at plectrum guard)
Repository Shoso-in Treasure House, Nara (Japan)
Classes ARTH 2500: Introduction to the History of Art
Source Along the Silk Road. Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, 2002.
Work ID 12103
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6zw4z08
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 37809
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zw4z08
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