Koto (Zither)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Koto (Zither) is a long, narrow stringed instrument. The body is made of wood and rectangular in shape with rounded edges. It has 13 bridges and 13 sets of strings. The bridges are small and triangular. The strings are thin and gold-colored. The instrument has a dark brown color with gold and green designs. There are two red bands around one end. The ends have a decorative design. The instrument sits on four small legs. The background is gray.