Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Mendicant Zen Priests of the `Fuku` Sect

 Albumen photograph of `Komuso`, Mendicant Zen Priests of the `Fuku` sect playing the Shakuhachi ( bamboo flute ).
Date of image : C1880


Monday, February 7, 2011

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Old Komuso Pictures












Kidai Shoran, Excellent View of Our Prosperous Age

Scroll painting from 1805 depicting three komuso.

Winter Buddha with Rocks under a Large Pine


Going Hollywood 1937


Sensei Seisui Tests a Taimu




































Mori-san mentioned that many of the old Taizan masters played similar large bore/large bamboo flutes, but almost always in 1.8 lengths.