Dish with the image of the Stockholm city hall

Present of the delegation of the Central Committee of the Party of Socialist Unity of New Zealand to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense

Koto, a Japanese plucked musical instrument. Present from the Japanese delegation to the hero city of Volgograd, [before 1991] Koto or Japanese zither is a plucked musical instrument, similar to the Russian gusli. It has long and slightly arched wooden body. Its thirteen strings are made from synthetic fiber. It is tuned based on the 6 traditional gagaku tonalities. Koto is sounded with plectrums.

The composition is mounted on a wooden stand with metal cartouche plates affixed with engraved inscriptions in English and Tamil on three sides: “Our best wishes to the Volgograd City Council. Given on behalf of Madras Corporation in 1967, by Era Sambandham, the city mayor.” 1967, Tamil Nadu, Madras.