Chongak Ajaeng
This large zither produces a harsh tone that doubles the melody of the haeg?m. It is bowed with a tapered rod of forsythia wood. The ajaeng appeared in Korea during the Koryo dynasty (918-1392), and is probably of Chinese origin.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chongak Ajaeng
- Date: ca. 1980
- Geography: Korea
- Culture: Korean
- Medium: Silk, plastic, rope
- Dimensions: 5 11/16 × 67 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (14.5 × 171.3 × 30 cm)
- Classification: Chordophone-Zither-bowed
- Credit Line: Gift of Korean Cultural Service, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.171.2a–c
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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