COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.50.145.74
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MMA_.50.145.74
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Unknown Maker
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Unknown Maker
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pipa
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Pipa
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
undated
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undated
Creation Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, ivory, bone, silk
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Wood, ivory, bone, silk
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Chordophone with neck/plucked
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Chordophone with neck/plucked
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Total L. 37 in. (94 cm); L. of body 23 in. (58.4 cm); Max W. of body 10 in. (25.3 cm); Max D. of body 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); L. of pegs 4 3/8 in. (11 cm); Vibrating L. of strings 27 in. (68.7 cm)
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Total L. 37 in. (94 cm); L. of body 23 in. (58.4 cm); Max W. of body 10 in. (25.3 cm); Max D. of body 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); L. of pegs 4 3/8 in. (11 cm); Vibrating L. of strings 27 in. (68.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
50.145.74
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50.145.74
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
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Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The word pipa describes the plucking motion of the right hand: pi, means 'to play forward' and pa, 'to play backward.' The pipa descends from western and central Asian prototypes and appeared in China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Originally it was held horizontally and played with a large plectrum, but Tang dynasty (618-906) musicians began using their fingernails to pluck the silk strings, and the instrument was then held upright. The back of this extraordinary pipa is a symmetrical 'beehive' of 110 hexagonal ivory plaques, each carved with a Daoist, Buddhist, or Confucian symbol. The instrument was probably made as a gift for nobility, possibly for a wedding.
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<P>The word pipa describes the plucking motion of the right hand: pi, means 'to play forward' and pa, 'to play backward.' The pipa descends from western and central Asian prototypes and appeared in China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Originally it was held horizontally and played with a large plectrum, but Tang dynasty (618-906) musicians began using their fingernails to pluck the silk strings, and the instrument was then held upright. The back of this extraordinary pipa is a symmetrical 'beehive' of 110 hexagonal ivory plaques, each carved with a Daoist, Buddhist, or Confucian symbol. The instrument was probably made as a gift for nobility, possibly for a wedding.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi50.145.74.R.tif
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MMA_.mi50.145.74.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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