Koto (instrument)
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The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum a
Japanese Koto
An 1878 depiction by Settei Hasegawa of a woman playing the koto
Detail of koto
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Guzheng
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The zheng, or guzheng, is a Chinese plucked zither. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is 64 inches long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. It has a large, resonant soundbo
Koto (instrument)
…The koto (箏 or 琴) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakh jetigen. Koto…
Guzheng display at "The NAMM Show" 2020
Ensemble of musician figurines, with three Se players; 2nd century BCE, from Mawangdui tomb
Woman playing guzheng in Taipei (2010).
Ann Yao playing the Butterfly zheng (instructed by Prof. He Baoquan)