Tomb figure of a female dancer

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Historical period(s)
Tang dynasty, first half of 8th century
Medium
Earthenware with sancai (three-color) lead-silicate glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 28.2 x 10.3 cm (11 1/8 x 4 1/16 in)
Geography
China, probably Henan province, or maybe Shaanxi province
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number
F1949.27
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Sculpture
Type

Tomb figure: dancer

Keywords
China, dance, earthenware, funerary, Tang dynasty (618 - 907), woman, WWII-era provenance
Provenance
Provenance information is currently unavailable
Previous Owner(s)

Tonying and Company

Label

Two painted figures of dancers similar in style to this were excavated from a tomb in Luoyang constructed in 701. Part of a group of forty-two ceramic figures in that tomb, the two dancers were placed alongside the coffin platform in the central burial chamber.

Published References
  • Dr. John Alexander Pope, Thomas Lawton, Harold P. Stern. The Freer Gallery of Art. 2 vols., Washington and Tokyo, 1971-1972. cat. 121, p. 178.
  • Chang Wanli. Tang san cai you tao (Three-Colour Glaze Pottery of the T'ang Dynasty). 3 vols., Hong Kong. pl. 7.
  • Charles Patrick Fitzgerald. The Horizon History of China. New York. p. 102.
  • Hai wai i chen (Chinese Art in Overseas Collections). Taipei, 1985. vol. 3, p. 64.
  • Oriental Ceramics (Toyo Toji Taikan): The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. pl. 12.
  • William Watson. Tang and Liao Ceramics. New York, 1984. fig. 247.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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