Dancer

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
mid-8th century
Height:
48.0 cm  (18 7/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
brown-pink terracotta with pigments
Place of creation:
Shaanxi (Zhongguo)
School:
Tang period

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: T 104]

Description

The large statuette represents a heavily made up woman with a complicated hair-style typical of the middle part of the Tang period. The garment, a long shirt with wide sleeves, is formed by two bands superimposed and crossed on the right; the red shoes have ornaments attached to their front part.

RIdIM images


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

3089