Shamisen (三味線)
Object type: Shamisen
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Shigemoto, Isohachi
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: ca. 1875
Medium: Wood, cloth, skin
Dimensions: 37 13/16 × 7 13/16 × 3 11/16 in. (96 × 19.9 × 9.3 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Geography:  Tokyo, Ueno district   Japan  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889