Stone flute

Japanese: 石笛 - いわぶえ
Stone flute

… [Sumi Gunji]
[Japanese flute]
When we think of a flute, we tend to think of a transverse flute, but the word "fue" also includes instruments with a visible vibrating body, instruments held vertically, and so on, as is clear from examples such as the "sau no flute (sho)" and "sakuhachi no flute (shakuhachi)" in The Tale of Genji. Also, while most Japanese wind instruments have tubes made of bamboo, "stone flutes" and "earthen flutes" are unusual in both material and shape. Stone and earthen flutes have been excavated from prehistoric ruins, and come in a variety of shapes and with a variety of numbers of holes.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "stone flute" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【郡司 すみ】
【日本の笛】
 笛といえば横笛と考えられがちであるが,〈ふえ〉という言葉が,可視的な振動体をもつ楽器,縦に構える楽器等々を含むことは,《源氏物語》に〈さうのふえ(笙)〉〈さくはちのふえ(尺八)〉とあるなどの例から明らかである。また日本の吹奏楽器のほとんどが竹を素材とした管であるのに対して,〈石笛(いわぶえ)〉〈土笛(つちぶえ)〉などという場合は,材質も器形も異例である。 石笛や土笛は先史時代の遺跡などから出土し,形や孔の数はさまざまである。…

※「石笛」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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