Detail View: The AMICA Library: Chongak Kayagum (Plucked Zither)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1982.171.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Kim, Kwang Ju
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by Kim Kwang Ju
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Title:
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Chongak Kayagum (Plucked Zither)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1980
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Creation Start Date:
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1970
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Creation End Date:
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1990
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, silk, cotton
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Classification Term:
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Chordophone without neck
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Classification Term:
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Plucked zither
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Dimensions:
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L. 65 in. (165 cm); Max. W. 14 5/8 in. (37 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1982.171.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Korean Cultural Service, 1982
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Rights:
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Context:
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Distinguished by its 'ram's-head' extension, this zither is believed to have been modeled after the sixth century Chinese zheng. It is associated with court music and like most long zithers of East Asia, is plucked. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.mi1982.171.1.R.tif
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