Zither
51-46-151A
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sono Koto |
| Object Number | 51-46-151A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Date Made | Before 1905 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Textile |
| Description | Sono koto, dark brown, 13 strings, each with wooden bridge, played with finger plectra by women. Red tassel, floral design cloth under strings at one end, 2 hole in back through which strings are drawn. Fair condition: all strings broken, feet at one end detached, many cracks. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | '05-554 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-151 - Old Loan Number | C-518 - Seder Number |
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