However, it was important that Jiuta should acquire the instrumental facet of kokyu pieces, such as 'Tsuru no sugomori' (The Cranes Nesting) and 'Yachiyojishi' (Lion of Eight Thousand Generations, from the 16th century), because this became a basic factor in Jiuta's instrumental development.
ただ、胡弓楽から「巣籠」や「獅子」といった器楽的要素が地歌に取り入れられ、地歌の器楽的発展のひとつの要素となった点は重要である。