“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 from the early seventeenth century.
Contributors
Ken Moore
Curator Emeritus, Department of Musical Instruments
Curator Emeritus, Department of Musical Instruments
Photography by Karin L. Willis
“Kuroda‐Bushi” performed by the Master Musicians of the Ikuta-Ryu on "The Soul of the Koto Volume Two," Lyrichord Discs Inc. LYRCD 7433
Art Mentioned
Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan
Workshop of Gotō Yūjō
early 17th century
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