Kashira with Gaguku Drum on a Stand

Description This drum is used in "gagaku" court music and is known as a "tsuri daiko." The face is decorated with a swirled design called "tomoe." The mallets for striking the gong are at the lower left. This is part of a set with Walters 51.990.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters