Music instrument (KOTO) & Covers / Feudal Japan: The Shogunate / Prop Art and Gameplay

Music instrument (KOTO) & Covers / Feudal Japan: The Shogunate / Prop Art and Gameplay

Modeling: Zbrush/Maya/Marvelous Designer
Baking: Marmoset Toolbag 3
Texturing: Substance Painter/ Photoshop
Rendering: Marmoset Toolbag 3
“The koto (Japanese: 箏) is a Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from the Chinese zheng, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum, and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan.[1] Koto are about 180 centimeters (71 in) length, and made from kiri wood (Paulownia tomentosa). They have 13 strings that are usually strung over 13 movable bridges along the width of the instrument. There is also a 17-string variant. Players can adjust the string pitches by moving the white bridges before playing. To play the instrument, the strings are plucked using three finger picks (thumb, index finger, and middle finger)”
More:
https://www.artstation.com/contests/feudal-japan/challenges/50/submissions/37188#discussion-post-114626

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