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- Other Names: 大和琴 (yamato koto)
- Japanese: 和琴 (wagon)
The wagon or yamato-koto (lit. "Japanese koto") is a zither typically used in kagura performances. It is perhaps the only indigenous Japanese string instrument, and in comparison to the standard koto (which is related to the Chinese qin), has a number of distinctive features, including forked bridges made from maple twigs, and projecting teeth to which the strings are tied.
References
- Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 89.4.1555.