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This is a Modern Honkyoku piece in the Solo style from the Chikuho Ryű school . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Sakai Chikuho I in 1934 .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Ryumei Cho / Cry of the Dragon is the only piece on this recording that is not a 'classical' honkyoku. This piece was composed by Sakai Chikuho I, the founder of the Chikuho lineage, in January, 1934. The piece evokes the majestic beauty, the mystery, and the supernatural powers of the dragon. The ryu, or Asian dragon, unlike the loathsome creature of European legends, is dangerous to humans only in the same way that the forces of nature can be, and in fact brings good luck to anyone who lays eyes on it.

Ryumei Cho appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Ryumei Cho / Cry of the Dragon is the only piece on this recording that is not a 'classical' honkyoku. This piece was composed by Sakai Chikuho I, the founder of the Chikuho lineage, in January, 1934. The piece evokes the majestic beauty, the mystery, and the supernatural powers of the dragon. The ryu, or Asian dragon, unlike the loathsome creature of European legends, is dangerous to humans only in the same way that the forces of nature can be, and in fact brings good luck to anyone who lays eyes on it.