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[[File:Xiao-met.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Two ''xiāo'', one of [[jade]] and one of [[porcelain]], on display at the Metropolitan Museum]]
*''Other Names'': 管 ''(J: kan)''
*''Other Names'': 管 ''(J: kan)''
*''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 consists of a length of bamboo with ivory fittings at both ends, and 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 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'' 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]].
