Mouth organ with lined, silk cover and long lacquer box, with a green cord ring and tassels on each side

Accession Nr.:	50.349.1-5
Type:	object for daily use; musical instruments; lacquers
Date of production:	early 19th century Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:	Japan

Materials:	bamboo; lacquer; maki-e; silver; textile; wood
Dimensions:	organ: height 49.5 cm diameter 6 cm box: height 9.5 cm width 16.5 cm length 58.5 cm

Shō (mouth organ made of bamboo) decorated with bugaku scene. Decorated with gold Tokugawa crests (mon) on the textile and lacquer box. Unsigned.