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This is a Modern Honkyoku piece from the Chikuho Ryű school .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Exile

This piece is said to have been composed by Sakai Chikuho I early this century, and if so, is not a classical honkyoku, which by definition were anonymously created within an oral tradition rather than composed by a known individual. It is considered a classic, nevertheless. Much of the beauty of this piece is in its trance-inducing final section, which fades away into nothingness. Performed on a 2.4 shaku length flute.

Ryuhei appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Empty Bells  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Mountain Valley  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Exile This piece is said to have been composed by Sakai Chikuho I early this century, and if so, is not a classical honkyoku, which by definition were anonymously created within an oral tradition rather than composed by a known individual. It is considered a classic, nevertheless. Much of the beauty of this piece is in its trance-inducing final section, which fades away into nothingness. Performed on a 2.4 shaku length flute.