The shō is a Japanese free reed musical instrument descended from the Chinese sheng, of the Tang dynasty era, which was introduced to Japan during the Nara period, although the shō tends to be smaller
A free reed aerophone is a musical instrument that produces sound as air flows past a vibrating reed in a frame. Air pressure is typically generated by breath or with a bellows. In the Hornbostel–Sach
Shō (instrument)
…The shō (笙) is a Japanese free reed musical instrument descended from the Chinese sheng, of the Tang dynasty era, which was introduced to Japan during the Nara period (AD 710 to 794…
The reeds of an early 20th-century button accordion, with closeup