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Japanese,
20th century
Unknown
early 20th century
Classification: Chordophone
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Accession Number: 4402.1972
Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Description
Long-necked lute, three-strings and fretless. The shamisen is directly related to the Chinese sanxian, although often uses dog or cat skin instead of snakeskin to cover the resonator.
Dimensions
Overall length: 97.3 cm, Width of body 19.8 cm
Shamisen
Photo credit: Alex Contreras
Description
Long-necked lute, three-strings and fretless. The shamisen is directly related to the Chinese sanxian, although often uses dog or cat skin instead of snakeskin to cover the resonator.
Dimensions
Overall length: 97.3 cm, Width of body 19.8 cm
Japanese,
20th century
Unknown
early 20th century
Classification: Chordophone
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Accession Number: 4402.1972
Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Description
Long-necked lute, three-strings and fretless. The shamisen is directly related to the Chinese sanxian, although often uses dog or cat skin instead of snakeskin to cover the resonator.
Dimensions
Overall length: 97.3 cm, Width of body 19.8 cm
