DCM 0167: Anonymous, Japanese Shakuhachi (Notched Flute)
Summary
Bound with black lacquered string between front holes 1 and 2.
Instrument type: Shakuhachi (Notched Flute)
Medium: Bamboo, lacquered red inside, black horn uta-guchi, bound with black lacquered string.; 54.5 cm.; Hassun 1.8
Key Holes System: 1/4 holes. Kinko style.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Crack at upper end.
Provenance: Hakabun-Do (Japanese book store), Los Angeles, 17 Mar. 1921.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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