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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 洞簫 ''(dòngxiāo / dôshô)''

*''Chinese/Japanese'': 洞簫 ''(dòngxiāo / dôshô)''

The ''dòngxiāo'' is a Chinese end-blown flute, sometimes referenced in Japanese and Ryukyuan sources simply as a ''kan'' (lit. "pipe," "tube," or "flute"). It can be made of a variety of different materials, but typically has six finger holes (five on top, and one on bottom). Additional holes are sometimes present, for a tassel to be strung through, for purely decorative purposes.

The ''dòngxiāo'' is a Chinese end-blown flute, sometimes referenced in Japanese and Ryukyuan sources simply as a ''kan'' (lit. "pipe," "tube," or "flute"). It can be made of a variety of different materials, but [[bamboo]] is perhaps the most common. The ''xiao'' typically has six finger holes (five on top, and one on bottom). Additional holes are sometimes present, for a tassel to be strung through, for purely decorative purposes.

''Dòngxiāo'' were not only used in China, but were also standard elements of ''[[uzagaku]]'' (Chinese-style chamber music) ensembles in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyûan]] royal court, and in [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan embassies']] performances in [[Edo]].

''Dòngxiāo'' are perhaps most strongly associated with southeastern China and [[Taiwan]], and with [[litertati]], scholarly, and [[Confucianism|Confucian]] contexts; they were not only used in China, however, but were also standard elements of ''[[uzagaku]]'' (Chinese-style chamber music) ensembles in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyûan]] royal court, and in [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan embassies']] performances in [[Edo]].

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==References==

==References==

*''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 5, 342.

*''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 5, 342.

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]