The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chongak Kayagum

Date:: ca. 1980
Geography:: South Korea
Medium:: Wood, silk, cotton
Dimensions:: L. 165 cm (64-15/16 in.); W. 37 cm (14-9/16 in.); Diam. 9.2 cm (3-5/8 in.)
Classification:: Chordophone-Zither
Credit Line:: Gift of Korean Cultural Service, 1982
Accession Number:: 1982.171.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 681

Description

Distinguished by its "ram's-head" extension, this zither is believed to have been modeled after the sixth century Chinese zheng. It is associated with court music and like most long zithers of East Asia, is plucked.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: (inscribed on back in Korean) "Kim Kwang Ju No. 42 Human National Treasure"
See also
Who
Kim Kwang Ju (3)
What
Silk (34,059)

Cotton (12,526)

Musical instruments (5,241)

Chordophones (1,444)

Zithers (316)

Long zithers (47)

Kayagum (2)
Where
Asia (68,271)

Korea (662)
When
A.D. 1900-present (79,807)
In the Museum
Musical Instruments (5,221)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Korea, 1900 A.D.–present
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