Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th?early 17th century, China, Chinese, Wood, ivory, bone, silk, L. 37 ? W. 9 15/16 ? D. 1 1/8 in. (94 ? 25.3 ? 2.9 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, The pear-shaped lute slowly migrated from Central Asia in