Bow
29-109-17B
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-109-17B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Skin |
| Description | Bow for a kokyu, a stringed instrument unique to Japan. This type of instrument is similar to a shamisen but the smaller size and presence of the tall peg makes it a kokyo rather than a shamisen. |
| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Length | 53.5 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
| Other Number | C-410 - Seder Number |
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