Kugo

Kugo vertical *angular harp of ancient Japan, with 23 strings, played with both hands, in use up to the Heian period (9th to 12th c.). It disappeared in that era as a result of musical reforms then undertaken, in the course of which a number of instrs. were eliminated. It corresponded to the k'ung hu and has been identified with the old Sassanid harp introduced through E. Turkestan, China, and Korea. Also called koto, tatekoto (66, 144). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending…