Lute
51-46-119
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Samisen |
| Object Number | 51-46-119 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Date Made | Before 1902 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Parchment |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Shamisen. 3 stringed guitar with parchment heads; 3 carved pegs, neck slightly curved at end. green tassel attached to the end. Poor condition: body and strings broken. |
| Length | 72 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | 02-56 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-119 - Old Loan Number | C486 - Seder Number |
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