Lute (Biwa)

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Title Lute (Biwa)
Location Country Japan
Style Period Japan: Nara Period
Subject Asian Art
Creation Date 8th Century CE
Form musical instrument
Medium Sappanwood-stained maple wood with leather, pigments, gold leaf, tortoiseshell, and mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions L: 97 cm; W: 40.5 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 12105
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6qc3fjh
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 37811
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qc3fjh
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