Sogeum

Unknown

ca. 1980 · Bamboo · Musical Instruments

The sogeum is a transverse bamboo flutes with six finger holes. Matching the meaning of "so" (small), sogeum is a shorter flute and does not have a membrane like the larger daegeum flutes. The sogeum is used in court and vernacular music and has its origins in the Unified Silla (668-918), with its invention linked to a story with King Sinmun (r. 681-692).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1980

Medium

Bamboo

Culture

Korean

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Daewoo Group, 1981