Bachi (a Japanese guitar pick) - San Diego, Ca
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N 32° 43.910 W 117° 09.081
11S E 485818 N 3621568
A bachi is a pick used to play a Japanese instrument called a shamisen.
Waymark Code: WMAYYH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2011
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This sculpture, entitled Bachi 1973, by Japanese artist Masayuki Nagare depicts a giant granite bachi... a theme for many of his works. The bachi is the pick or plectrum used to play the shamisen and is typically not much larger than a guitar pick. There is a photo of some bachi at this Wikipedia article (
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The sculpture is located in the Marcy Sculpture Garden in San Diego's Balboa Park...part of and adjacent to the San Diego Museum of Art.