JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 14 July 2026 / 10:00 am start

A 19thC Japanese Edo period shakuhachi (bamboo flute),

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Lot Details

of longitudinal form with remains of bengara red lacquer to interior. End-blown, with top insert at the mouth piece long since absent, four finger holes to the top, one below. L.530mm. In later traditional box. Provenance: Purchased in Kyoto 1993, from a private family as an inherited heirloom piece.

A 19thC Japanese Edo period shakuhachi (bamboo flute), Image 1++
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