Pipa
A teardrop-bodied pipa, a Chinese plucked lute, shown upright against a grey backdrop. The dark wood body is smooth and plain, while the neck carries pierced ivory or bone inlays and a carved head with four pegs. Its four strings run over a bone bridge at the base.
Look closer: Fine pierced ivory inlay pattern along the neck, close to the upper body.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- Wood, ivory, bone, gut
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2032 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.