id:			98660
accession number:	1918.359
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.359
updated:		2025-06-20 05:00:51.834000

Koto (Zither), early to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with colored lacquer, sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), textile, and silk strings; overall: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.); widest end: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.359

title:				Koto (Zither)
title in original language:	箏
series:				
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creation date:			early to mid-1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1868
current location:		235A Japanese
creditline:			The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	Wood with colored lacquer, sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), textile, and silk strings
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.); Widest end: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Practice and Play in Japanese Art
	opening date:   2025-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>Practice and Play in Japanese Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-November 30, 2025).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855–1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (October 1918): 82–85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	Moore, Douglas S. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (November 1921): 134–143.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134–137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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