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Ryūteki

19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ryūteki
  • Date: 19th century
  • Geography: Japan
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Medium: Wood
  • Dimensions: 1 × 15 5/8 × 1 in. (2.5 × 39.7 × 2.5 cm)
    Case: 2 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (6.4 × 42.5 × 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.126.1
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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