こしつづみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こしつづみ – see the following entry.

[noun] [from late 1100s] (uncommon, possibly archaic) a type of double-headed drum used in 伎楽 (gigaku, a type of traditional Japanese dance drama), with a narrow waist and circular leather covers on both ends, hung horizontally from the neck to the waist with a long string, and played by striking both sides with both hands

(This term, こしつづみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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