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Satsuma Biwa  Mamoru Ohashi  (1953 - )  Date: 1996 Geography: Ogasa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Medium: Wood, lacquer, nylon Dimensions: H. 37¼ in (94.5 cm), W. 13¾ in (35 cm), D. 13 in. (33 cm) Classification: Chordophone-Lute Lute Instrument, Instruments Art, Stringed Instruments, Musical Art, Art Japonais, Making Music, String Instruments, World Music, Cool Guitar

The Biwa, Japan's plucked lute, is descended from the Chinese pipa in the 7th century. In Japan it was first used in court music (gaku-biwa), then in a smaller version by Buddhist monks (moso-biwa). Later the heike-biwa, used to recite the epic Tale of Heike, combined elements of most and by the 12th century the most popular instrument

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