The Metropolitan Museum of Art

紫陽花蒔絵小鼓|Small Shoulder Drum (Kotsuzumi) with Hydrangeas for Noh Performance

Unrecorded artist

17th century

Attribution

Unrecorded artist

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e; leather and silk

Physical dimensions

Drum: L. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm); Diam. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Carrying case: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); D. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Yukikazu Iwasa, in honor of Mrs. Shizuko Iwasa, 1992