Lot 6502
Asian Sho or Shen Mouth Organ
Sold July 18, 2025
- Price realized
- $95
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $200 – $300
Origin: Chinese or Japanese, 19th century
Dimension: 5.5×3.5×16.5 in.
Condition: Wear throughout each of the bamboo pieces and the base, and some pigment has worn away.
Description: A Chinese or Japanese Sho or Shen Mouth organ crafted out of carved wood and bamboo shoots. Multiple shoots are aligned in a rounded shape with holes on the bottom and reeds attached within holes on a rounded base with one hole mouth piece. The base has some red and black paint still intact. It produces a soft, harmonized sound. The instrument is commonly used in traditional Gagaku court music in Japan.
Lot details
- Lot
- 6502
- Closed
- July 18, 2025
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