Koto (箏)

Title	Koto (箏)
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Wood, ivory, metal, silk
Classification	Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Origin	Japanese Japanese
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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