Iwami Kaguri Bamboo Flute Gyroscope Toys A lovely group of iris

A lovely group of iris off to the left

*Encyclopedia of Japanese History

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Length 45 cm

and simple red and white plums on the back

Iwami Kaguri Bamboo Flute Gyroscope Toys A lovely group of irisIt is said that kagura began with the metalworking specialists who in ancient times left their native Korea for Shimane prefecture in Japan. They would summon up memories of their homeland with this kind of music. Whatever the festival, whatever the rice planting celebrations, the sound of the flute was always there. As a prayer to the gods, it had the necessary quiet purity of tone as well as a beautiful freshness. This accounts for the holes in this