Koto  (箏)
Object type: Koto
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Woods, ivory, silk, metal, lacquer, bone
Dimensions: L. 74 1/2 × W. 10 1/16 - 5 5/16 × H. 3 9/16 in. (189.2 × 25.5 - 13.5 × 9 cm)
Average bridge: H. 4.8 W. 5 cm; removable legs: H. 5.7 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Geography:     Japan  
Credit line: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Accession year: 1946