Nigen-kin

Description

Two-stringed long zither, Yakumogoto or nigen-kin, of partly lacquered bamboo, with two bridges, silken cords and porcelain balls attached, and with a flat stand or base-plate of shallow wood: Japan, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1911.232.26

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Nigen-kin

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer, Silk, Porcelain, Wood

Physical description

Bamboo partly lacquered, silken cords, and porcelain balls

Associations

Neil Gordon Munro Collection

Exhibitions

• Man and Music (16 Aug 1983 - 15 Jan 1984)
  Royal Scottish Museum

References

Man and Music (Royal Scottish Museum, 1983), p. 41