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February 07, 2007
Special Myoan shakuhachi
Hi all, I recently had the great pleasure of restoring a fine old Myoan shakuhachi made by Yasumoto Gozan, a former head priest of Shin-nyoji temple in Kyoto. Yasumoto was also a student of Koyzumi Shizan, the 38th head of Myoanji, home of the Komuso.
The beautiful hand made shakuhachi bag it came in.
I designed my Classic Obi bags after these fine bags.
The patina was a dark orange red.
The front opposite of the thumb hole had a huge crack. Since there is a hole on the other side, it's impossible to bind over that spot. We just have to be aware and care for it properly.
The hanko of Yasimoto
Here's what it looked liked th eday it came into the shop.
The area with the largest crack was sealed in scotch and electrical tape. It actually looked kinda sporty with th black and green strip.
The adhesive was old and difficult to get off but a little fine steel wool and elbow grease did the job. I wanted to stay clear of chemical solvents on the beauty.
I enjoyed playing it until I sent it off last week.
Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at February 7, 2007 09:04 PM