Large Noh Drum with Bag and Jar Designs (Translation)
袋瓶蒔絵大鼓胴 江戶時代 (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
These lacquered wooden drums serve as the central components of percussion instruments played in Noh theater performances. When fully assembled, they feature horsehide heads on either end, tautly tied with a thick, red cord. Both traditional sizes of Noh drums, small and large, are represented here; the smaller made to be placed on the musician’s right shoulder and the larger on their knee, in both instances struck the player’s right hand.
Edo period (1615–1868)
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Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
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