SHAKUHACHI flute Rodrigo Rodriguez Kumoi Jishi ( Cloud Lion)

This is a piece of genre Koten in the style of Hate from the Kinko Ryû 琴古流 School. It is said that the Kumoi Jishi which is performed today is a different piece from the one listed in the Kinko family document. Today s Kumoi Jishi, thematic, metric, and close to the Sugagaki style, was brought to Tokyo during the Meiji Era (1868 1912) from Iccho Ken Temple in Kyushu. Available in iTunes from the album The Road of Hasekura Tsunenaga Music for shakuhachi flute: