1) Was this (specific) Pipa ever played on? If so, by any famous/important figures? Who?
2) Who made this (specific) Pipa? Was it commissioned or did the Pipa maker make it for himself?
3)During the Ming Dynasty, what kind of people (what social class) played the Pipa? Could you make a living out of playing the Pipa? Or was it considered something that people played as hobbies?
4) Who created the first Pipa? What for? Where did his/her inspiration come from? (Origins of Pipa)
5) What does a Pipa sound like?
Research Questions:
1) Was this (specific) Pipa ever played on? If so, by any famous/important figures? Who?
2) Who made this (specific) Pipa? Was it commissioned or did the Pipa maker make it for himself?
3)During the Ming Dynasty, what kind of people (what social class) played the Pipa? Could you make a living out of playing the Pipa? Or was it considered something that people played as hobbies?
4) Who created the first Pipa? What for? Where did his/her inspiration come from? (Origins of Pipa)
5) What does a Pipa sound like?