Musical Instruments: Japanese Music and Musicians [007] Koto (003)

Title Musical Instruments: Japanese Music and Musicians [007] Koto (003)
Photo Number Box 25, Japan, Music, 3
Description Photo shows a Japanese musician playing the Koto
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1951
Subject Women--Japan--Photographs; Music teachers--Japan--Photographs; Musicians--Japan--Photographs; Musical instruments--Japan--Photographs; Koto--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Music teachers
Keywords Instruments
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 Japan
Caption on Slide Koto player
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "The koto 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 ... 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.
Type Image
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Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6vh64qs
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 331108
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh64qs
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