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tsuri-daiko

The tsuri-daiko (kanji: 釣り太鼓; also called gaku-daiko (kanji: 楽太鼓)) is a large Japanese hanging drum. It is played with two mallets on one side only. It is used primarily in bugaku orchestra. • Illustration — A tsuri-daiko on display at the Museu de la Música de Barcelona • Illustration — A Tsuri-daiko on display at the Indian Museum, Kolkata.

Also recorded as tsuridaiko

tsuri-daiko

Tsuri-daiko (gaku-daiko), the large Japanese hanging drum, at the Indian Museum in Kolkata. Photo taken by Yogabrata Chakraborty in November 2018.

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