68_59_141.jpg

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Morphology: Shamisen
Location: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: The shamisen(comma) or sangen(comma) is a traditional Japanese plucked three-string chordophone. This particular model is called a Ryukyu shamisen or sanshin because it has a snake-skin body. It is similar in style to the bowed kokyu but is instead plucked with a large plectrum called a bachi. This example features stretched snake skin over the body. It is similar in sound to a banjo.

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“68_59_141.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/370.

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