68_59_151.jpg
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68_59_151.jpg
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Continent: Asia
Location: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: The Japanese shō is an instrument that was introduced by the Chinese during the Nara period (1710 AD-794 AD). It was modeled after the Chinese sheng. Sound is produced by inhaling or exhaling through the mouthpiece activating rectangular reeds mounted in the side of the bamboo pipes. The two longest pipes do not produce sound but are symbolic of the wings of the Phoenix to which the sound of the shō is attributed. It is one of three primary instruments in the gagaku(comma) or Japanese imperial court(comma) music tradition.
Location: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: The Japanese shō is an instrument that was introduced by the Chinese during the Nara period (1710 AD-794 AD). It was modeled after the Chinese sheng. Sound is produced by inhaling or exhaling through the mouthpiece activating rectangular reeds mounted in the side of the bamboo pipes. The two longest pipes do not produce sound but are symbolic of the wings of the Phoenix to which the sound of the shō is attributed. It is one of three primary instruments in the gagaku(comma) or Japanese imperial court(comma) music tradition.
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“68_59_151.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/371.
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