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Kim Kwang Ju Korean
This plucked zither, traditionally a scholar's instrument, is said to have been invented around the 4th century by a government official, whose playing enticed a black crane to dance to his music. Two strings produce the melody; the others are drones.
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Title: Kŏmun'go
Maker:
Kim Kwang Ju (?)
Date: ca. 1980
Geography: Korea
Culture: Korean
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 × L. 60 1/16 × W. 7 5/8 in. (14.6 × 152.6 × 19.3 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zither
Credit Line: Gift of Daewoo Group, 1981
Accession Number: 1981.28.1
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