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 |
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/s6vh64qs |
Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
Setname |
uum_lctpc |
ID |
331108 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh64qs |