Antique Rosewood Chinese Pipa Lute ( Decorative Only)

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A Vintage Chinese Pipa Lute, 20th Century DECORATIVE ONLY/NOT PLAYABLE/four strings, largely rosewood construction, embellished with a cloisonné flowerette, numbered … Read more A Vintage Chinese Pipa Lute, 20th Century DECORATIVE ONLY/NOT PLAYABLE/four strings, largely rosewood construction, embellished with a cloisonné flowerette, numbered 47 on the arm. Plectrum not present.
A Pipa is a Chinese short-necked guitar distinguished by its graceful, pear-shaped body. The Pipa has a shallow, rounded back and four silk strings attached to four slender lateral pegs. The instrument is played with a large wedge-shaped plectrum called a bachi.
The Pipa is the chosen instrument of Benten, goddess of music, eloquence, poetry, and education in Buddhism. See less