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Important Cultural Property

Horizontal Flute (Ōteki)

横笛
Horizontal Flute (Ōteki) (横笛)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Art Object · Kamakura period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Art Objects
Date
1201–1400
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-117752

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Together with the shakuhachi flute, this side-blown flute was used in tōgaku, a courtly performing art introduced from Tang-dynasty China (618–907). It has seven finger holes and is made from two pieces of bamboo that are connected at the point between the finger holes and the mouthpiece. The body of the flute, except for the sections around the holes, has been tightly wound with cherry-tree bark.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Horizontal Flute (Ōteki)（横笛）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117752. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/horizontal-flute-teki/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Material: Bamboo
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
  • 員数: 1管
  • 品質形状: 竹製
  • 分類: 法隆寺宝物
  • 法量: 長40.0 径2.3

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