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Lute (pipa)
1891
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Teak, wutong wood, ivory
Dimensions
Length 104 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 5.5 cm (Length 40 15/16 in., width 12 in., depth 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2049
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
InscriptionsEtched in two ivory panels on neck: [numerous Chinese characters]
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
Moonlit River in Spring
Traditional
Performed by Kevin Zhen on a modern pipa