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Description: | The ōtsuzumi is one of three drums used in the accompanying ensemble for Japanese Nō (Noh) drama. Its two horseskin heads are strung very tightly, and are heated for at least an hour before the performance. The drum is held near the player's left hip and struck with the fingers of the right hand. Papier mché thimbles (known as yubikawa) are often worn to protect the fingers.
Ōtsuzumi, double membrane hourglass shaped drum. The body (known as a do) has a long narrow waist and convex bowl-shaped sections at each end. The surface of the body is lacquered black with gold rope patterns. Double membranes (kawa) of cow hide, stitched into concealed hoops, which are considerably wider than the rims of the body. A wide, red rope (shirabeo) is laced through holes in six places in the membranes, forming V-shaped patterns around the body. A further section of red rope (koshime) encircles the lacing at the waist of the body. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | wood hide metal lacquer vegetable fibre otsuzumis otsuzumi gold animal fibre | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-12564 |
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