Satsuma Biwa
Object type: Satsuma Biwa
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Mamoru Ohashi|Kimi Izumi
Artist bio: Japanese, active Ogasa, Shizouka Prefecture 1953–|Japanese, born 1919
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: 1996
Medium: Wood, lacquer, nylon
Dimensions: H. 37¼ in (94.5 cm), W. 13¾ in (35 cm), D. 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Ogasa  Shizuoka Prefecture Japan  
Credit line: Gift of Mamoru Ohashi, 1998
Accession year: 1998
Tags: Flowers