Bu (instrument)

Bu (hangul: 부; hanja: 缶) is a clay pot beaten with a bamboo whisk and used in Korean Confucian court and ritual music; derived from the Chinese fǒu.

Korean Confucian rite at Munmyo Shrine, Sungkyunkwan seowon

Bu was referenced in "The Silent Treatment", Season 3 Episode 1 of The Suite Life On Deck. When Cody, Woody, and Zack were stuck making pottery in the monastery to help Cody get over his break up, Cody made a Bu. He described it as "a Korean percussion instrument used in Confucian ritual music."

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