| Native Name | Pipa |
| Object Number | 51-46-216A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Ivory |
| Description | Pipa (Chinse: 琵琶). 19th century. Pear shaped body of wood; slightly rounded back. Flat soundboard with raised frontal string holder trimmed with ivory. 12 wood frets of different lengths on soundboard. Short neck of redwood with 4 convex wood frets, ivory faced on sides. Redwood pegbox at right angle to neck with carved scroll at top. 4 lateral wood pegs. Soundboard of wu t'ung wood (Cf. Moule). Poor condition. 10 frets on body detached. 1 peg missing. Body badly cracked. Stringholder and top end piece detached. |
| Length | 84 cm |
| Width | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | 96-93 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-216 - Old Loan Number | C? - Seder Number | 148? (Exhibit) - Other Number |
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