西漢 彩繪陶舞俑|Female Dancer

Unknown

2nd century BCE · Earthenware with slip and pigment · Asian Art

This figure vividly captures the moment when, with one long sleeve thrown back and the other trailing down, a dancer gently stoops and flexes her knees as she lifts one heel to advance her step, performing a dance described in Han dynasty poetry: “Their long sleeves, twirling and twisting, fill the hall; Gauze-stocking feet…taking mincing steps, Move with slow and easy gait They hover about long and continuous, as if Stopped in mid-air; Dazed, one thinks they are about to fall…”

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century BCE

Medium

Earthenware with slip and pigment

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992