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Hichiriki

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This hichiriki has a cylindrical bamboo body with a red lacquered interior. It has seven frontal tone holes and two thumb holes, one between the first and second tone hole and one between the fourth and fifth tone hole. It is a Japanese wind instrument with a double reed, which is traditionally made from ashi, a mountain bamboo. The instrument is characterised by its gliding tones and the sound variations that result from producing the same pitches with different fingerings. In addition to the ryūteki flute, the hichiriki plays the main role in the gagaku tradition, a courtly musical style that has been cultivated by the Japanese imperial family since the Heian period. Many myths and legends surround the instrument.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Depth: 1,9 cm
Width: 2 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Textile, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 972

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Japan
  • Collecting
    who
    Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation, 2019
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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