The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 96
kin, andpainted with rings of bright color. The taphonc,or hand-drum, of the Siamese is beat with thefingers instead of sticks. It is a very gay bright-red drum covered with gilt figures, and is usedas a tripping accompaniment to melodies playedby flutes and guitars. The mokugyo is a very odd drum… … U Q hi </>> id 285 2S6 SOME ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS the scaly forms of two fishes are a part of thegilded decoration. This drum is bright red, orna-mented with black and gold. It hung in the tem-ple, and the Buddhist priests beat upon it whenreciting their prayers. Drums and pipes arc…
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