Shamisen
Object type: Shamisen
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: wood, parchment, silk
Dimensions: L. 3 ft., 2-1/2 in.; Diam. 8 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Geography:     Japan  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889