Gekkin
Object type: Gekkin
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, ivory, skin, silk strings
Dimensions: L. 26 in.; Diam. of body 14 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Kyoto   Japan  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889