Virtuosic artist Kojiro Umezaki plays a Japanese shakuhachi (notched flute) featured in Treasures: Legendary Musical Instruments, presented by U.S. Bank. Made from one piece of bamboo, this shakuhachi is a unique and refined example from the Edo period (1603–1868); the three nodes resemble the features of its precursor miyogiri, while the curved root section is similar to the komusō shakuhachi. This shakuhachi bears a motif of graceful flowers, considered auspicious in Japanese culture, painted