shamisen

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nagauta-shamisen

Shamisen to accompany folk ballads (長唄nagauta) in a transport case, three-part, can be taken apart, with plectrums in a brocade bag - the individual parts are inserted into each other and protected by wooden sleeves. The box lute consists of a box-shaped wooden body, rounded at the sides, which is covered at the top and bottom with a glued-on skin membrane. There is a brocade cover on one side of the body. The wooden string carrier runs through the body and can be dismantled into three parts for transport; the three nylon strings are attached to three lateral pegs at the upper end of the stick and knotted to a cord at the lower end, which is looped around the end of the skewer. The bridge is made of plastic (?). Accessories: Carrying case, pick with bag, four wooden protective covers for packing the skewer.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 12,5 cm
Height: 9,5 cm
Width: 13,5 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Length: 95,5 cm
Length: 18,5 cm
Material/Technique
Plastic (?), Wood, Skin , Nylon, Fabric (brocade fabric)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I D 36852 a-h

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Showa time
    where
    Japan
  • Collecting
    who
    Eberhard Forchert - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    East and North Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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