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Gagaku Instrument: Biwa
| Gagaku Instrument: Biwa |
| Four-stringed lute By Ken'i Kamakura period, 13th century Gift of Ii Family |
The biwa is a four-stringed gagaku instrument, held sideways when played. This is an early example made during the Kamakura period and preserved at Kongoji Temple in Osaka. The maker Ken’i is known to have been active around 1275 to 1278.
