Koto (箏)
Object type: Koto
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, ivory, metal, silk
Dimensions: L. 69 3/8 × W. 22 3/16-9 1/2  × H. 3 3/8  ×  in. (176.2 × 56.4-24.2  ×8.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Geography:     Japan  
Credit line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession year: 1889