Two panwu dancers

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
late 1st century BCE
Height:
14.0 cm  (5 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
red glazed terracotta with pigments
Place of creation:
Henan (Zhongguo)
School:
Han Period

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    Meidaozhai Collection[Museum inv. no.: H 101]

Description

Two male dancers performing the dance of panwu plates; in both cases, the man is bare chested and wears a pair of wide pants. The panwu type of dance consists of jumping with light, rapid steps on one or more drums and on various plates arranged on the ground.

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Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "The “Meidaozhai” Chinese art collection of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation Turin", Music in Art 30/1-2 (2005) 239-243. RILM 2005-7128.

RIdIM record id

3083