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Pipa (琵琶 )

late 19th–early 20th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681
The term pipa has been known since the third century b.c. It originally described the playing motion of the right hand: pi, "to play forward" (left), and pa, "to play backward" (right). Since the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the pipa has been used in operatic and narrative-singing ensembles and has a solo repertoire of highly programmatic, virtuosic music.

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  • Title: Pipa (琵琶 )
  • Date: late 19th–early 20th century
  • Geography: China
  • Culture: Chinese
  • Medium: Wood, ivory, lacquer
  • Dimensions: W.11 × L. 34 1/4 in. (27.9 × 87 cm)
  • Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.34.23
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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Cover Image for Demonstration of a modern pipa by Wu Man, 2016. "White Snow in Spring."

Demonstration of a modern pipa by Wu Man, 2016. "White Snow in Spring."

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