Wind Instrument ("Shō") with Bell Crickets and Eulalia Grass, Named "Bell Cricket" 薄鈴虫蒔絵笙 銘 鈴虫すすきすずむしまきえしょう めい すずむし
Description
この笙＠しょう＠は鈴虫＠すずむし＠という銘をもちます。笙は、木製の匏＠ほう＠というものの上部に十七本の竹管を立て、その下部に金属製の簧＠こう＠（リード）を付けて、匏の側面の吹口で息を吸ったり吐いたりして音を奏でる楽器です。本器は古いものとされていますが、補修が施されており、匏部は黒漆塗りにして薄と鈴虫を蒔絵で表わしています。
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026