Shamisen
Object type: Shamisen
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, cloth, skin
Dimensions: 38 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (97.1 × 19 × 9.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Geography:     Japan  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, by exchange; and Gift of Mark H. Handwerk, in memory of Mary Lewin Wethered Clark Handwerk, by exchange, 1990
Accession year: 1990