A Tang Dynasty Dancing Tomb Figure Mirrors Mahogany with cedar backboards

Mahogany with cedar backboards

Three graduated removable trays with bottle storage behind

newly framed

great scale with a crisp overall casting

H:209 W:104 D:40 CM

A Tang Dynasty Dancing Tomb Figure Mirrors Mahogany with cedar backboardsA 7th century hollow moulded terracotta figure of a female court dancer. Shown mid dance, kneeling with arms raised showing the characteristic long sleeves and eloborate hair style of the period. The original painted decoration was applied after firing and prone to wear and losses, this figure has retained much of the black, red and white pigment. An elegant and sensitivley judged piece. Central Asia, Circa 618 906 AD. Provenance Wemyss family