Ryūteki

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19th century · Wood · Musical Instruments

The rkyūteki, the longer of the two shown here, is used in gagaku (court music) to play the melody line with the double reeded hichiriki. Displayed here with their lacquered cases, are used in ensembles and are seldom played as a solo instrument like the end blown shakuhachi.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Wood

Culture

Japanese

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948