Shamisen

Takechi Matsukawa

Medium: Wood, catskin, rope, silk string, lacquer, red coral
Dimensions: L. 38 3/8 × D. 3 3/8 × Diam. of body 8 in. (97.4 × 8.6 × 20.3 cm) Weight: under 40 pounds
Culture: Japanese
Department: Musical Instruments
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Dated: 1891
Pixels: 2988 × 4000
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Takechi Matsukawa. Shamisen, 1891. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.