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Kim Kwang Ju Korean
The gayageum is probably Korea’s best known traditional instrument. Distinguished by its "ram’s-head" extension, the type shown here is associated with jeongak court music. A different version of the instrument for solo playing with drum accompaniment developed in the nineteenth century.
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Title: Chongak Kayagum
Maker:
Kim Kwang Ju
Date: ca. 1980
Geography: Korea
Culture: Korean
Medium: Wood, silk, cotton
Dimensions: 3 5/8 × 64 15/16 × 14 9/16 in. (9.2 × 165 × 37 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Credit Line: Gift of Korean Cultural Service, 1982
Accession Number: 1982.171.1
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