Koto
Object type: Koto
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Period: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Artist: Asano Tōshichi
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Paulownia wood, metal strings
Dimensions: H. 20 in.; W. 9-1/2 in.; Thickness 2 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Zither
Geography:  Kyoto   Japan  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889