Dancer

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
7th century
Height:
25.0 cm  (9 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
yellow glazed terracotta
Place of creation:
Shaanxi (Zhongguo)
School:
Tang period

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    Meidaozhai Collection[Museum inv. no.: K 31]

Description

In this statuette from the Shaanxi (or Henan?) province, a female figure perfoms a dance step. Her left arm is raised and the right one is pointing downward and backward. She is wearing a long-sleeved bodice and a high flared skirt; the complicated hair-style is typical of the period.

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

3084