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==History==

==History==

''Kunkunshi'' is believed to have been first developed by a musician by the name of Mongaku ([[1682]]-[[1753]]), or by his student Yakabi Chôki ([[1716]]-[[1775]]). However, it only became standardized and used widely beginning in the last decades of the 19th century, or in the early 20th century.

''Kunkunshi'' is believed to have been first developed by a musician by the name of Mongaku ([[1682]]-[[1753]]), or by his student [[Yakabi Choki|Yakabi Chôki]] ([[1716]]-[[1775]]). However, it only became standardized and used widely beginning in the last decades of the 19th century, or in the early 20th century.

Though the notation system bears similarities to numerous notation systems used in China and Japan, including the separate and distinct notation systems used for [[shamisen]] and [[koto]], ''kunkunshi'' is believed to be most closely based on the Chinese system of ''gongchipu'', with one major difference. Whereas ''gongchipu'' notation indicates actual pitches, and is thus applicable to any instrument, ''kunkunshi'' is a tablature system applicable only to the sanshin.

Though the notation system bears similarities to numerous notation systems used in China and Japan, including the separate and distinct notation systems used for [[shamisen]] and [[koto]], ''kunkunshi'' is believed to be most closely based on the Chinese system of ''gongchipu'', with one major difference. Whereas ''gongchipu'' notation indicates actual pitches, and is thus applicable to any instrument, ''kunkunshi'' is a tablature system applicable only to the sanshin.