Pipa (琵琶 )

Unknown Artist

late 16th–early 17th century

Pipa (琵琶 ) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, ivory, bone, silk

Dimensions

L. 37 × W. 9 15/16 × D. 1 1/8 in. (94 × 25.3 × 2.9 cm) see measurements drawing

Classification

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted

Culture & Period

Chinese · Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950

Accession Number

50.145.74

Tags

AnimalsBirdsMenFlowers

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