Pipa (琵琶 )
Object type: Pipa
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Chinese
Period: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
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
Geography:     China  
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Animals|Birds|Men|Flowers