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Preferred term

Kotos  

Definition

  • Long zithers with a slightly convex soundboard and flat bottom, having 13 silk or nylon strings each passing over its own movable, V-shaped bridge; it is considered the national instrument of Japan. [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gotos
  • Kin, Japanese zithers
  • Long zithers, kotos
  • Zithers, kotos

Notation

  • 121962

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NPP9KJCH-Z

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