thirteen-stringed

Updated: January 21, 2026

First we had flower arrangement, ancient and modern styles, then examples of the ancient etiquette in serving tea and cakes to guests, and then of inferiors calling on superiors; then Koto playing a thirteen-stringed harp that lies on the floor first two girls and the teacher, and then a solo by the teacher.

Alice Chipman Dewey - Letters from China and Japan