This is not a pipe. It’s a pipa (琵琶) or Chinese lute. But actually it’s not a pipa either. It’s a bookmark in the shape of a pipa. Some friends just returned from a visit to China and they brought me back a bunch of bookmarks. More coming soon!
Book: Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 by Odd Arne Westad
Alex Good 
That’s a beauty, looking forward to seeing the others!
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Got a really special one coming up!
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I thought it was a paddy whacker! You know, to whack all the misbehaving kids who are messing with your book….
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More like a paddle. Misbehaving kids . . . that’s a paddlin’.
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You have a youtube scene for everything. Amazing! 😀
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