Tsukushi sō

Tsukushi sō sō no koto of Japan, formerly made with 13 strings and in 3 sizes: 194 cm. (77 in.), 167 cm. (66 in.), 127 cm. (50 in.). Today's kotos are modeled on these. Cf. sō no koto, zoku sō (144). Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Kassel and Basel, 1949.