Bowed harp

Japanese: bowed harp(英語表記)bowedharp
Bowed harp

…Harps are sometimes translated as “harps,” but they are not only held vertically, but also horizontally. The oldest examples of harps are bowed harps, which are made of several strings strung on a hunting bow, and are found in Egyptian tomb reliefs from the 3rd millennium BC and in hieroglyphic records from the Indus Valley Civilization. This type spread throughout Asia and Africa.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "bowed harp" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ハープは〈竪琴〉と訳されることもあるが,縦に構えるものだけでなく,水平にして奏する型もある。 ハープの最古の例は,狩猟用の弓に数弦を張った弓型ハープbowed harpで,前3000年代のエジプトの墓のレリーフやインダス文明の象形文字の記録書に見いだされる。このタイプはアジア,アフリカに広まった。…

※「bowed harp」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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