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Pipa Vase

A vase form whose rounded body and slender neck recall the Chinese lute, the pípá.

Pipa vase illustrated by the Blue Fir Ember Red Pipa Vase: a wood-fired Langyao-red vase with rounded body and slender neck

The pipa vase, pípá zūn (琵琶尊), takes its name from the pípá, the Chinese lute. A full, rounded body narrows into a slender neck, so that the silhouette recalls the instrument.

Its classical proportions can give even a compact vessel a presence beyond its size.

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