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Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Chinese, Wood, ivory, bone, silk, L. 37 × W. 9 15/16 × D. 1 1/8 in. (94 × 25.3 × 2.9 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, The pear-shaped lute slowly migrated from Central Asia into China during the Han and Sui dynasties (1st-7th century). It eventually became the pipa; the term describes the original playing motion of the plectrum held in the performer's right hand: p'i, 'to play forward' (toward the left), and p'a, 'to play backward' (toward the right).

Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Chinese, Wood, ivory, bone, silk, L. 37 × W. 9 15/16 × D. 1 1/8 in. (94 × 25.3 × 2.9 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, The pear-shaped lute slowly migrated from Central Asia into China during the Han and Sui dynasties (1st-7th century). It eventually became the pipa; the term describes the original playing motion of the plectrum held in the performer's right hand: p'i, 'to play forward' (toward the left), and p'a, 'to play backward' (toward the right).
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Caption: Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Chinese, Wood, ivory, bone, silk, L. 37 × W. 9 15/16 × D. 1 1/8 in. (94 × 25.3 × 2.9 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, The pear-shaped lute slowly migrated from Central Asia into China during the Han and Sui dynasties (1st-7th century). It eventually became the pipa; the term describes the original playing motion of the plectrum held in the performer's right hand: p'i, 'to play forward' (toward the left), and p'a, 'to play backward' (toward the right)
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Image size: 3796 × 5062 px | 55.0 MB
Print size: 32.1 × 42.9 cm | 1494.5 × 1992.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1 1/8 • 1368-1644 • 1ST-7TH • 2.9 CM • 25.3 • 37 • 9 15/16 • 94 • ANATOMY: BONES • BACKWARD • BONE • CENTRAL ASIA • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CHORDOPHONE-LUTE-PLUCKED-FRETTED • D • DYNASTY: MING • EVENTUALLY • GRADUALLY • HAN • IVORY • L • LATE 16TH–EARLY 17TH CENTURY • LEFT • LUTE • MIGRATED • MING DYNASTY • MOTION (PHYSICS) • MOTION • MOVEMENT • ORIGINAL PLAYING • P • PEAR-SHAPED • PERFORMER • PIPA • PLAY FORWARD • PLECTRUM HELD • PORCELAIN • RIGHT HAND • RIGHT • SILK • SLOWLY • SUI DYNASTIES • TERM DESCRIBES • TEXTILES: SILK • W • WOOD