Koto (25 string) Instrument of Japan

  Music of Japan is filled with tradition. The Koto (also called kin) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither and the national instrument of Japan. There is four types of Koto (Gakuso, Chikuso, Zokuso, Tagenso) were all created by different subcultures, but also adapted to change the playing style. The ancestor of the Koto was the Chinese guzheng. It was first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th and 8th century. It came from the Chinese music traditions because it was the court music of china that influenced Japanese music. 

    The Koto instrument of Japan requires both of your hands, it is played by plucking the strings or alter the pitch or sound of each string by pressing or manipulating the strings. I will show you a video example of Koto, A person will be playing the instrument with a lovely spring background and will be playing it gracefully.                                          ⇩⇩⇩

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTp_YQizqE

    I feel like I'm sitting under a Cherry blossom tree while its leaves waves through the sun. Watching the video brings peace to the mind and it calms you down.  For me i think it's a entertainment before as like to calm down people like for example from after the war, pregnant people, kids, etc. Listening/watching it makes me wanna learn the instrument.

References:

- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Koto (instrument). (23 October 2020, at 00:28). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument)

-Britannica. Koto musical instrument. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/art/koto

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"LOI KRATHONG" 

    What is Loi Krathong? In Thailand, the festival is known as "Loi Krathong". The name could be translated as "to float a basket," and comes from the tradition of making Krathong or buoyant, decorated baskets, which are then floated on a river. Many Thais use the Krathong to thank the Goddess of Water.

 

    So I decided to chose Loi Krathong the I decided to draw and color on a black color notebook to add a little twist. I sketched at first to not mess up the drawing. I have a drawing guide beside me. i showed my sketching in this video below  ⇩ ⇩

 

 

Loi Krathong [Sketch]

 

    After sketching i took a little break, I then started to color. I used light/pastel colors so that it'll look lively on the notebook page. I spent about 2 hours making this . Video of me coloring it is shown below ⇩ ⇩

Loi Krathong [Finished output]

    Although it doesn't really look the same and kind of messy, but for me i was satisfied and 'm proud of myself. I think the hardest part was the pink flower, as you can see it's smaller than the actual picture but still satisfied with the results. I really enjoyed it.  

 

Loi Krathong [Original picture]

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