Ikuta koto

Ikuta koto modern koto of Japan, descended from the sō no koto, played almost exclusively in the western part of the country, of beautiful workmanship, furnished with 13 strings. Played with an ivory or tortoise-shell plectrum (tsume). Ca. 1.80 m. (6 ft.) long, 25 cm. (10 in.) wide, 7½ cm. (3 in.) high (149, 157). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Norlind, Tobias. Systematik der Saiteninstrumente. Stockholm, 1936; Hanover, 1939. Piggott, Francis. The Music and Musical…