Title: Hawk-shaped Koto
Object type: Koto
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Period: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Artist:  Asano Tōshichi 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Paulownia wood, metal strings
Dimensions: H. 20 in.; W. 9-1/2 in.; Thickness 2 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Zither
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Geography:  Kyoto   Japan      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY