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Liuxian Pipa (Six-String Pipa)

六弦琵琶

1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
wood
Measurements
Overall: 100.4 x 31.5 cm (39 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. 1918.369
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A pear-shaped wood lute has a weathered, dark-brown surface showing visible vertical grain. Six thin, off-white strings stretch from a decorative, light-colored bridge at the broad base, tangling at the top of a long, tapering neck. Horizontal wood bars run across the neck in a row. Where the neck meets the body, a small rectangular paper label inscribed with columns of black characters is attached. The instrument curves into a wide, rounded form.

Liuxian Pipa (Six-String Pipa)

1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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