Shamisen
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Wood, cloth, skin
Dimensions
38 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (97.1 × 19 × 9.5 cm)
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Culture
Japanese
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, by exchange; and Gift of Mark H. Handwerk, in memory of Mary Lewin Wethered Clark Handwerk, by exchange, 1990
Accession Number
1990.129.5