JAPAN Flashcards
-big drum
Integral part of many Japanese matsuri.
Odaiko
-hourglass shape
-two varieties: Kotsuzumi(played on the shoulder) and Ostuzumi(played on the left thigh)
2.Tsuzumi
-large hanging barrel
Tsuridaiko
-comes in various sizes.
-plays a variety of musical genres.
Taiko
-13-string zither
-made of Paulownia wood.
Koto
-plucked string instrument
Shamisen
-short necked fretted lute
Biwa
-parallel bamboo flute
Nokan
-double reed Japanese flute
Hichiriki
-Japanese free reed
Sho
-also called takubue
-transverse flute has high pitch sound
Shinobue
-dragon flute
-made of bamboo
Ryuteki
Subject or Themes of Japanese Paintingd
1.Scenes from everyday life
2.Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details
Is a technique for printing text, images, it patterns
Woodblock Printing
The best known and most popular style of Japanese art
Ukiyo-e