Horizontal Konghou

定义

箜篌的一种。是我国一种历史悠久的弦鸣弹拨乐器。与琴瑟相似，但有品，盛行于汉至隋唐，宋代后失传。

A konghou is a plucked chordophone with a long history in China. The horizontal konghou is one type, similar to a psaltery or harp, but with frets. It was very popular from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and the Tang dynasties, but fell into disuse after the Song Dynasty.