Monday, May 9, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Higuchi Taizan's Shakuhachi
MAN
MOUNTAIN
Higuchi Taizan Hanko
TOU FUKU MYO AN TAIZAN
Inscription branded into the back of Taizan's shakuhachi. Tou Fuku is an area around Myoan-ji.
This 1.9 I Shaku Kyu Sun was Higuchi Taizan's favored shakuhachi. Ownership was transmitted as follows:
1) Higuchi Taizan
2) Miyagawa Nyozan
3) Mishima Jyosui
4) Current owner discretion on request.
Friday, April 22, 2011
The Eye of the Spotted Leopard
obvious bamboo unparalleled aesthetic beauty
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| A hybrid nobekan Hochiku-Jiari? |
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| gold-lined ivory myoan utaguchi |
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| hanko |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. f. lacrima-deae Keng f.et Wen |
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phyllostachys bambusoides f. Lacrima-deae |
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| dizi made from mottled madake (Keng strain) .から紙のもようになるや蠅の屎 karakami no moyô ni naru ya hae no kuso the sliding door's decorative pattern... fly shit --Issa 1823 |
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Blind Flute Player
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| With his wife and child--playing shakuhachi for alms in old Japan circa 1915-1923 |
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Experiment In Tone Comparison For Shakuhachi Materials
Two Shin-Sei Shakuhachi crafted by Colyn Petersen in light eastern red cedar wood and dense heavy purpleheart wood with identical bore profiles. All wood surfaces equally coated with waxed shellac. Myoan Taizan-ha Honkyoku Choshi played by Sensei Morimasa Horiuchi to compare the tonal qualities of each wood. More details, sound and video file links here at:
Hear for yourself to determine the material issue.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Ukiyo-e Shakuhachi
An okodate or chivalrous commoner brandishes his shakuhachi flute at the beginning of a brawl. He wears one sword, as distinguished from a samurai's two. Young men like this tried to protect commoners from the abuses of arrogant samurai and often became folk heroes.
Kinoshita Hironobu c.1855
After many indecisive skirmishes with the enemy, one night Zi Fang climbed to a mountain overlooking the enemy camp. He played melodies on the flute from the enemy's home province of Chu. He played so sweetly that the warriors were drawn to tears. Tired of fighting, 6000 of the 8000 man force gave up and left for home. The general of the opposing forces realized the futility of fighting on and surrendered.
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| Otodake |
Kinoshita Hironobu c.1855
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| Upper right cartouche framed by a pair of sandals, a shakuhachi flute, a towel, a pipe case and tobacco case, and a sword. |
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| Chivalrous Commoners |
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| Five Chivalrous Commoners and Sake Casks |
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| Kunichika (1835 - 1900) |
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| Okabe in Suruga The Monster of the Cat Temple |
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| Otokodate in a Puppy Kimono |
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| Rogue with Dragon Kimono |
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| Samurai Visiting a Courtesan |
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| Self-defense with shakuhachi |
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| Toyokuni Kunisada Shakuhachi Flute Defense |
After many indecisive skirmishes with the enemy, one night Zi Fang climbed to a mountain overlooking the enemy camp. He played melodies on the flute from the enemy's home province of Chu. He played so sweetly that the warriors were drawn to tears. Tired of fighting, 6000 of the 8000 man force gave up and left for home. The general of the opposing forces realized the futility of fighting on and surrendered.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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