![]() ![]() Made from red sandalwood and ranging from 1.1 to 1.4 metres (3 ft 7 in to 4 ft 7 in) long, the shamisen has ivory pegs, strings made from twisted silk, and a belly covered in cat or dog skin or a synthetic skin. Popular in Edo's pleasure districts, the shamisen is often used in kabuki theater. Shamisen ( 三味線) – a banjo-like lute with three strings brought to Japan from China in the 16th century.'three strings') – an Okinawan precursor of the mainland Japanese (and Amami Islands) shamisen Taishōgoto ( 大正琴) – a zither with metal strings and keys.Kugo ( 箜篌) – an angled harp used in ancient times and recently revived.Yamatogoto ( 大 和 琴) – ancient long zither also called wagon ( 和 琴). ![]() Tsuri-daiko ( 釣 太鼓) – drum on a stand with ornately painted head, played with a padded stick.Shōko ( 鉦鼓) – small bronze gong used in gagaku struck with two horn beaters.Shime-daiko ( 締太鼓) – small drum played with sticks.Sekkin – a lithophone either bowed or struck.Sasara ( ささら) – clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord.San-no-tsuzumi ( 三の鼓) – hourglass-shaped double-headed drum struck only on one side.Rin or daikin ( 大磬) – singing bowls used by Buddhist monks in religious practice or rituals.Mokugyo ( 木魚, also called 'wooden fish') – woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick often used in Buddhist chanting.Shakubyoshi (also called shaku) – clapper made from a pair of flat wooden sticks.Kokiriko ( 筑子、 こきりこ) – a pair of sticks which are beaten together slowly and rhythmically.Kakko ( 羯鼓) – small drum used in gagaku.Kagura suzu – hand-held bell tree with three tiers of pellet bells.Ikko – small, ornately decorated hourglass-shaped drum.Den-den daiko ( でんでん太鼓) – pellet drum, used as a children's toy.Hyoshigi ( 拍子木) – wooden or bamboo clappers.Bin-sasara ( 編木、板ささら) also spelled bin-zasara – clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord.They comprise a range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as wagakki ( 和楽器) in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan. Aspect of Japanese music Women playing the Shamisen, Tsuzumi, and Taiko in Meiji-era Japan. ![]()
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