The ajaeng (Korean: 아쟁; Hanja: 牙箏) is a Korean string instrument. It is a wide zither with strings of twisted silk. It is played with a slender stick...
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Zheng County, former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China Guzheng (箏), a Chinese zither instrument with bridges Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC)...
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The koto (箏 or 琴) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se...
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The yazheng (simplified Chinese: 轧筝; traditional Chinese: 軋箏; pinyin: yàzhēng; also spelled zha zheng or zha cheng) is a Chinese string instrument. It...
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incorporated in folk music: Kutu (箏, クトゥ) – an Okinawan version of the koto; often called Ryūkyū sō (琉球箏) or Okinawa goto (沖縄箏) Kūchō (胡弓, クーチョー) – an Okinawan...
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Ichigenkin (一絃琴) – monochord Junanagen (十七絃) – the 17-string koto Koto (琴、箏) – a long zither Yamatogoto (大和琴) – ancient long zither; also called wagon...
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Gaku Biwa (楽琵琶), 4-stringed lute Gogen biwa (五絃琵琶), 5-stringed lute Gakusō (楽箏), 13-string zither of Chinese origin Kugo (箜篌), angled harp used in ancient...
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instead of the typical 13. The instrument is also known as jūshichi-gensō (十七絃箏), "17 stringed koto", or "bass koto" (although koto with a greater number...
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The đàn tranh (Vietnamese: [ɗâːn ʈajŋ̟], 彈箏) or đàn thập lục is a plucked zither of Vietnam, based on the Chinese guzheng, from which are also derived...
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(英雄記曰：布自以有功於袁氏，輕傲紹下諸將，以為擅相署置，不足貴也。布求還洛，紹假布領司隷校尉。外言當遣，內欲殺布。明日當發，紹遣甲士三十人，辭以送布。布使止於帳側，偽使人於帳中鼓箏。紹兵卧，布無何出帳去，而兵不覺。夜半兵起，亂斫布牀被，謂為已死。明日，紹訊問，知布尚在，乃閉城門。布遂引去。) Yingxiong Ji annotation...
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