saenghwang
Sign in to savethumb|right|235px|A gisaeng playing a saenghwang (far right). The painting is from the [[Hyewon pungsokdo (1805).]] The saenghwang () is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. It is related to the Japanese instrument shō, which is also derived from the sheng.
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thumb|right|235px|A gisaeng playing a saenghwang (far right). The painting is from the [[Hyewon pungsokdo (1805).]] The saenghwang () is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. It is related to the Japanese instrument shō, which is also derived from the sheng.
The instrument was referred to historically as saeng () or u () during the Goryeo period.
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