Illusory Pipa Backplate
Plot Item
The backplate of the Illusory Pipa, snapped at the frets.
Updated 2026-10-31·
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The Object
The backplate of the Chord's Illusory Pipa, broken off at the frets, the break running exactly along that line.
The ghost-green flowers left on the lacquer are still dreamlike, still lifelike; the lacquer has darkened, but the flowers outshine it.
Origin
One piece scattered from that pipa, cut from the same instrument as the headstock and the strings.
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