Side-blown flute
Vernacular Name
- Ryuteki
Date1880-1920 ca.
Place MadeJapan, Asia
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DescriptionTransverse bamboo flute wrapped in lacquered bark strips. Interior lacquered red. Seven finger holes and enlarged embouchure hole, which facilitates the manipulation of pitch for ornamentation in performance. Its name literally means "dragon flute." Embroidered decoration embedded into left end of flute. Silk-brocade pouch in blue, purple, pink, and tan. Used in the performance of Japanese court music (gagaku).
DimensionsTotal assembled length: 402 mm
Embouchure hole: 16.7 x 12.9 mm
ProvenanceBefore 1999, previously owned and, possibly acquired by, Ed Odegard. By inheritance to his daughter, Lorelyn Fick née Odegard, Orange City, Iowa.
Credit LineGift of Lorelyn Fick, 1999
Object number07407
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1960-1965 ca.
1880-1920 ca.
1970-1973 ca.