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Miniature zither (koto)
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Kiri wood, tortoiseshell, ivory, silver
Dimensions
Length 53.8 cm, width 11.2 cm, height 8 cm (Length 21 3/16 in., width 4 7/16 in., height 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2150
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)