Japan
Japanese

Bamboo, metal
ca. 1920’s-1930’s
Length: 21.625 inches  (52.5 cms)
Aerophone – Wind Instruments Proper – Edge -blown Flute

A professional Jiari Tozan shakuhachi made in two pieces with a middle joint called nakatsuki and is pitched in D. The top of the shakuhachi is called utaguchi (song mouth) and has a 14K gold utaguchi. The flute is made of madak bamboo and has standard lacquered binding and a red lacquer bore. The bore of this flute is in Jiari (fine tuned) style with the top width at 2 cm and the bottom at 1.5 cm. There are five nodes. This shakuhachi is clearly signed on the backside.

Resource: “Shakuhachi,” David W. Hughes/R, “The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments,” 2nd Ed. , Laurence Libin, Editor in Chief.