Sanjo kayagum
Alternate name(s)
- Sanjo kaya kŭm
- Long zither
- Kayageum
- Kayago
- Sanjo gayageum
Date1950-1965 ca.
Place MadeKorea, Asia
Serial No.none
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DescriptionPlucked, long zither. Hollow, wooden body with 12 strings, each with a moveable wooden bridge. The name comes from a 6th-century clan, the Kaya, where the instrument is said to have been adapted from a Chinese long zither. Smaller kayakum (commonly known as sanjo), like this one, are commonly used in folk music. The curvature of the top facilitates rapid, virtuosic playing. Musicians use a combination of finger plucking, as well as flicking the strings with the finger nails.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1976
Object number01244
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