Satsuma Biwa (薩摩琵琶)
Object type: Satsuma Biwa
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Wood, mother-of-pearl and ivory
Dimensions: 35 × 12 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (88.9 × 30.8 × 29.2 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:     Japan  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1968
Accession year: 1968