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Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 小箜篌

Sogonghu Korea Harp (literally "small harp" )
According to the Suseo (History book of the Su Dynasty), it were used for Baekje music. It is the smallest gonghu with thirteen strings. The body of the sogonghu is bent vertically.

A bigger variant is the daegonghu, it has a similar shape as the sogonghu but with twenty-three strings (similar to the Japanese Kugo harp)

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Backside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Backside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Side view

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Side view

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Strings Inside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Strings Inside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Strings Outside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Strings Outside

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Turntable

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 top view

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 top view

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Mesh Wireframe

Sogonghu - Korea Ancient Harp - 소공후 Mesh Wireframe