Drum
51-46-157
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 51-46-157 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Skin |
Technique | Lacquered |
Description | Wood. Hour glass shape. Double headed hourglass drum with lacquered gold and black leaf designs on body. Two skin heads extending over the body are attached to each other by an orange cord. A cord is wound around the others at the center of the drum which pulls them together. One head is ripped through, lacquer peeling in some places. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
Other Number | 276H (1908) (PMA) - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-157 - Old Loan Number | M-379 - Seder Number |
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