Native Name | Pipa |
Object Number | 2014-13-82 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Wire | Ivory |
Description | Pipa, (Chinese: 琵琶). Musical instrument with a a shell-like body and four convex frets on the neck and 9 bridge-like frets on the soundboard. Wire vibrator within the body. 4 turned lateral pegs with ivory tips.Tail-liece ivory edged. Strings are all missing. One convex fret is missing and 6 bridge-like frets are missing. Tunning pegs are missing. Fair condition. |
Length | 92.8 cm |
Width | 34.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
Other Number | 107? - Franklin Institute Number | L-222-82 - Old Loan Number | C-271 - Seder Number | 6184.82 - Franklin Institute Number |
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