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Transverse flute (ryūteki)
Transverse flute (ryuteki)
Transverse flute (ryūteki)
early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Bamboo, wisteria bark
Dimensions
Length 41.4 cm, diameter 2.4 cm (Length 16 5/16 in., diameter 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.280
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of dark bamboo wrapped with wisteria bark (?). Wrapped in two upper sections and between the seven finger-holes. Heavily lacquered on inside with red.
ProvenanceBefore 1984, sold by Bill Gribbon, Greenfield, Massachusetts, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)