Zither (koto)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniquePaulownia wood
DimensionsLength 162.4 cm, width 24.2 cm, height 7.3 cm (Length 63 15/16 in., width 9 1/2 in., height 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2149
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
19th century
19th century
19th century
about 1886
19th century
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
