COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.89.4.2957
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Name-CRT:
Japanese
Title:
Sho (Mouth Organ)
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
19th century
Creation Start Date:
1800
Creation End Date:
1899
Materials and Techniques:
Bamboo wood, metal
Classification Term:
Aerophone/reed blown
Dimensions:
H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
89.4.2957
Credit Line:
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Context:
The Japanese mouth organ used in gagaku (court music) descended from the Chinese sheng. The lacquered air chamber is often decorated. Here a spider waits for the next victim to be ensnared in the web.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi89.4.2957.R.tif
