1578391 Siamisen, Kokiu, Biwa, 1888; (add.info.: Siamisen, Kokiu, Biwa. These are all Japanese instruments. The Kokiu in the centre has a long fishing-rod bow, the Siamisen is the most common Japanese stringed instrument and the Biwa is a lute-like instrument in the shape of a divided pear that becomes narrower as it goes upwards.); Universal History Archive/UIG; out of copyright.