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The<em> hitoyogiri </em>一節切 is considered one type of <em>shakuhachi</em> 尺八 bamboo flute and was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is smaller and of weaker sound than the better known <em>fuke </em>普化, and was thus known as a "small bamboo" or <em>kotake</em> 小竹, during a brief 19th-century revival. The node of the bamboo is positioned between the four finger holes on the front, and the thumb hole at the top of the back. This one has a design of cherry blossoms and scattered petals.
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103823
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End-blown Flute (Hitoyogiri)
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103823
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End-blown Flute (Hitoyogiri)
description
The<em> hitoyogiri </em>一節切 is considered one type of <em>shakuhachi</em> 尺八 bamboo flute and was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is smaller and of weaker sound than the better known <em>fuke </em>普化, and was thus known as a "small bamboo" or <em>kotake</em> 小竹, during a brief 19th-century revival. The node of the bamboo is positioned between the four finger holes on the front, and the thumb hole at the top of the back. This one has a design of cherry blossoms and scattered petals.
date
late 1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79509097
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Musical Instrument
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1
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import
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33.5 x 2.6 cm (13 3/16 x 1 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
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1921.914
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Lacquered bamboo with gold and silver maki-e (sprinkled powder designs)
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End-blown Flute (Hitoyogiri) (一節切), late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Lacquered bamboo with gold and silver maki-e (sprinkled powder designs); 33.5 x 2.6 cm (13 3/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Lyman, 1921.914
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一節切
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Japanese Art
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篠本
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The name of this flute,<em> hitoyogiri</em> 一節切 comes from the fact that it has a single node in the bamboo from which it is made.
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Lyman
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2026-05-29 05:36:14.222000
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103823
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Lacquered bamboo with gold and silver maki-e (sprinkled powder designs)
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