Detail View: The AMICA Library: Sho (Mouth Organ)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.68.62.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japanese
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Title:
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Sho (Mouth Organ)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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n.d.
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bamboo, wood, metal
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Classification Term:
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Aerophone/reed blown
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Dimensions:
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L. of longest pipe 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm); L. of shortest pipe 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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68.62.2
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1968
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Rights:
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Context:
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The sho, the Japanese mouth organ descended from the Chinese sheng, is used in gagaku (court music). Air blown through the projecting mouthpiece circulates through the lacquer air chamber activating tiny rectangular metal reeds mounted in the sides of some of the tubes. The tubes are arranged symbolically in the form of folded phoenix wings. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.mi68.62.2.R.tif
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