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End-blown flute (shakuhachi)
Yamaguchi Shiro (Japanese, 1885–1963)
probably 1930s
Object Place: Tokyo, Japan
Medium/Technique
Bamboo
Dimensions
Length 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by William and Deborah Elfers
Accession Number2004.130
CollectionsAsia, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
Marks
Two stamps, one on each section, of name [Shiro]
ProvenanceBy the 1930s, sold by the maker to a wealthy family whose son was studying with him; after their son's death (sometime after World War II), by descent to his family; 2003, sold by a member of the family to an antiques dealer specializing in vintage shakuhachi, Yokohama, Japan; 2003, sold by the antiques dealer to John Singer, Hawaii; 2004, sold by Singer to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 2004)
Copyright
Asa Kaze ("Morning Breeze"), 1938
Composed by Nakao Tozan
Performed by Mary Ellen Miller