Koto

Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan Japanese
 Workshop of Gotō Yūjō Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684

Las bases de la música moderna del koto (instrumento similar a la cítara) en el Japón se sentaron durante el siglo XVII, aunque ya existía una tradición previa. Una muestra de tan importante avance musical es este koto, obra maestra de las artes decorativas y musicales japonesas, con abundantes incrustaciones y excepcional decoración. Su autor es Teijo, un maestro de la novena generación y quizás el miembro más talentoso de la famosa familia Goto de artistas metalistas. Refleja la posición social de su propietario (el poderoso clan Karasumaru) y el papel del koto como símbolo del Japón. El estuche de laca, que data de principios del siglo XIX, está decorado con grullas (emblema de la familia Karasumaru) y gansos dorados.

Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese

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Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese

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