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Maker(s):Kubo Shunman
Culture:Japanese (1757-1820)
Title:Koto and Shō (Japanese Harp and Reed Organ) from the series Torikaebaya Monogatari (The Changelings or Would That They Could Change)
Date Made:ca. 1813
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan; Edo
Measurements:sheet: 8 in x 7 3/16 in ; 20.3 cm x 18.3 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1998.185
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
A koto (Japanese harp) draped with its cover next to a shō (reed pipe). Poetry verses above.

Tags:
calligraphy; still lifes; musical instruments; clothing

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