A woman playing the gekkin (a stringed instrament of Chinese origin)

A woman playing the gekkin (a stringed instrament of Chinese origin)

The word gekkin (moon harp) is derived from the body shaped in a circle resembling the full moon, and the sound resembling the koto. A Chinese string instrument dating back to the Sung dynasty, it was brought to Japan in the Edo era.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐8‐0]

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  • ILEA000317332
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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
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  • Nagasaki University Library
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