"This object has art, it has music, it's got myth, but behind all that there's a very human story."
Curator Kenneth Moore on a beautifully ornate Japanese instrument.
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“Kuroda‐Bushi” performed by the Master Musicians of the Ikuta-Ryu on "The Soul of the Koto Volume Two," Lyrichord Discs Inc. LYRCD 7433
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The decorated koto that might be too beautiful to play
"This object has art, it has music, it's got myth, but behind all that there's a very human story."
Ken Moore
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Ken Moore
Curator Emeritus, Department of Musical Instruments
Curator Emeritus, Department of Musical Instruments
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