Late 18^th/ Early 19^th Century

The body of this ‘jindaiko’ (war drum) is carved from a single piece of ‘keyaki’ (zelkova) and hollowed out. Then mounted both ends with horse leather, stretched and secured with large standing rivets and decorated with lacquer and gold leaf.

Published: Edo no Samurai Goods Collection by Ideno Masanobu

Ribun Shuppan Kaisha 1998.

Jindaiko played a large part not just on battlefields and military maneuvers but also for hunting during the more peaceful Edo period.