(Red) Courage, Bravery

(Yellow) fierceness, ambition

(Green) lacks Self-restraint

(Black) Roughness, fierceness

(Purple) Upprightness, cool-headedness

(Clown or Chou) Treachery, Suspicious

Gods, Spirits

2 types of kabuki make up in japan

passion, bravery

depression, sadness

youth

Calm

fear

nobility

establish the age, race

Wearer has two Father

adulterous mother

3 types of roofs in China

4 types of Folk art of china

Burning in the ancestors grave

Knot Tying in Korea

Knot Tying in China

Knot tying in Japan

Technique for printing text

Pictures of floating worls

(Big Drum) The physical energy and sheer excitement of an——

A large hanging barrel drum

This is an hourglass-shaped drum that comes in two varieties: the smaller kotsuzumi and the larger otsuzumi. Both are used in Noh and Kabuki performances. The kotsuzumi is held on the right shoulder, and the player alters the tone by squeezing the laces. The otsuzumi is placed on the left thigh. There are several schools of tsuzumimatsuri (festivals) associated with this instrument.

This is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres. It has become particularly popular in recent years as the central instrument of percussion ensembles whose repertory is based on a variety of folk and festival music of the past.

This is a 13-string zither, about two meters long, made of Paulownia wood. It is plucked using picks on the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand, while the left hand can be used to modify pitch and tone. The Koto is used in an ensemble in gagaku or as a solo instrument.

This is a plucked stringed instrument. Its construction follows a model similar to that of a guitar or a banjo, employing a neck, and strings stretched across a resonating body. The neck of the shamisen is fretless, and is slimmer than that of a guitar or a banjo.

This is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling. It is the chosen instrument of Benten, the goddess of music, eloquence, poetry, and education in Japanese Shinto.

This is the most famous flute made from bamboo. It has 4 or 5 finger holes on the front face and a thumbhole on the rear face. As with other instruments above, it was imported from China for gagaku.

This is a parallel, bamboo flute (fue) that is the only melodic instrument used in Noh. The melody of the flute has no specific pitch relationship with the melody of the chanting.

This is a double reed Japanese fue (flute) used as one of two main melodic instruments in Japanese Gagaku music, the other being the ryuteki.

This is a Japanese free reed musical instrument that was introduced from China during the Nara period.

Also called takebue in the context of Japanese traditional arts, this is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound.

Literally "dragon flute," this is a Japanese transverse fue made of bamboo. It is used in gagaku.

A moon-shaped lute with a shorter neck and four strings, played with a spectrum, used for accompanying local operas.

A four-stringed lute with 30 frets and a pear-shaped body. This instrument has an extremely wide dynamic range and remarkable expressive power.

A two-stringed fiddle and one of the most popular Chinese instruments. It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles or large orchestra, and by various ethnic groups.

Literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs," the yunluo is a set of ten small tuned gongs mounted in a wooden frame. The yunluo's gongs are generally of equal diameter but different thicknesses. The thicker gongs produce a higher pitch.

or Chinese mouth organ, looks like a set of panpipes, with 12 to 36 bamboo pipes. Each pipe is of different length with a brass reed at the bottom and a hole that must be blocked in order for the note to sound. This makes it possible to sound several notes simultaneously, so chords and melody can be performed at the same time. Sheng is one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments.

is the traditional Chinese flute. It can have a membrane over an extra hole to give the characteristic rattle effect. The player plays the Dizi by blowing across the mouthpiece and produces the different notes by stopping the six holes found in the rod.

An ancient Chinese instrument that has an arched surface and an elongated-trapezoid with 13 to 21 strings stretched over individual bridges. Its playing range spans three to four octaves.

These are two small bells made of high-tin bronze, without internal clappers, and hemispheric or bottomless gourd-like in shape. The instrument has a delicate, clarion and melodious tone. It is a coloring rhythmic instrument, either in ensembles or in theater music, bringing an effect of peaceful dreams. A

(gayageum): This is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or more numbers of strings. It is probably the best-known traditional Korean musical instrument. This is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or more numbers of strings. It is probably the best-known traditional Korean musical instrument.

This six-string plucked zither is a traditional Korean stringed musical instrument of the zither family of instruments with both bridges and frets. Scholars believe that the name refers to Goguryeo and translates to "Goguryeo zither" or that it refers to the colour and translates to "black crane zither".

(two-string vertical fiddle): It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.

Used in both folk and classical (court) music of Korea. It is made of bamboo. Its large reed and cylindrical bore gives it a sound mellower than that of many other types of oboe.

This is the most widely used drum used in the traditional music of Korea. It is available in most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from animal skin. The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmony of man and woman.