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This is a Koten piece from the Taizan Ha school .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Mutsu Reibo / Yearning for the Bell of Mutsu Region belongs to the family of Reibo pieces, from which this series of recordings takes its name. The legendary 'father' of the honkyoku tradition, Fuke (ca. 9th C. China), did not play shakuhachi, but rang a rei (hand bell) instead. Though his disciples, Fuke's bell has come to symbolize enlightenment. "Yearning for the Bell" can therefore mean 'yearning for enlightenment'.

Mutsu Reibo appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Mutsu Reibo / Yearning for the Bell of Mutsu Region belongs to the family of Reibo pieces, from which this series of recordings takes its name. The legendary 'father' of the honkyoku tradition, Fuke (ca. 9th C. China), did not play shakuhachi, but rang a rei (hand bell) instead. Though his disciples, Fuke's bell has come to symbolize enlightenment. "Yearning for the Bell" can therefore mean 'yearning for enlightenment'.
Meianji Shoden Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shu 01  (Listen)	Yoshimura Soshin Fuan
Suizen - Chikuho ryu ni miru fuke shakuhachi no keifu - 02  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho II