Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Bas Nijenhuis · 2009-03-23 06:52:58

Personally I like to know some background from the shakuhachi's I play.
I have one with this Hanko:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j3QAQjr4CJA/S … /hanko.jpg

I hope someone can recognize it -or read it- the hanko is a bit shallow.

thanks for watching it,

greetings. Bas

Josh · 2009-03-23 09:19:02

Hi,
It reads Nakajima, or possibly Naka-shima, but it is a pretty common Japanese name so it might be difficult to track down exactly who it is. The name is comon but I guess you could translate the characters as "middle island." I don't know what style you flute is but it seems like an average last name.

Jeff Cairns · 2009-03-23 10:49:28

Hi Bas, though Josh is quite right with the reading, the kanji for Nakajima (shima) could also be read Chutou.
I would like to remind folks that the Shakuhachi Maker's Hanko Data Base is steadily growing. Please check it out for your reference. I will add the hanko for Nakajima and if any of you have additions, please submit them with any information you might have.
cheers
Jeff

Tairaku 太楽 · 2009-03-23 16:04:21

You got that flute from me. I showed the hanko to a few people and they said it might be an "owner's" hanko rather than the makers hanko. FWIW.

Bas Nijenhuis · 2009-03-23 16:50:06

ah that would make sense then, and I got it from Tairaku indeed. (Thanks for it, I like it FWIW).
For me its nice to know about the unknown or more known shaku's\company's\creators I play. It gives it a bit of history to the playing.

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2009-03-23 06:52:58

Hanko identification

#2 2009-03-23 09:19:02

Re: Hanko identification

#3 2009-03-23 10:49:28

Re: Hanko identification

#4 2009-03-23 16:04:21

Re: Hanko identification

#5 2009-03-23 16:50:06

Re: Hanko identification

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