Heike Biwa

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Heike Biwa by artist unknown. A dark brown, teardrop-shaped stringed instrument with a long neck. Four black, flat, T-shaped protrusions extend from the top of the instrument. The neck has four white strings and several frets. A small bridge with four white strings sits at the bottom of the instrument. A dark background transitioning from black at the top to white at the bottom.