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Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Body)

漢 彩繪陶樂舞俑

100s CE

China, Sichuan province, Eastern Han dynasty

(25–220 CE)
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Medium
Pottery with traces of color pigment
Measurements
60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family 2023.98.a
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The dancer lifts her robe to reveal what appears to be a drum underneath her garment.

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During the Han era, tombs of the elite were provided with sculpted renditions of their earthly entourage, such as guardians or musicians, to signify their status in the afterlife. The female dancer with elaborate hairdo held by flower ornaments raises one arm holding her wide sleeve with one hand, while the other lifts her robe to reveal what appears to be a drum underneath her garment, her face smiling, all in a gesture of an entertainer.
A pottery sculpture fragment depicts a woman kneeling in a dance, her head and portions of her arms broken away. Facing right, her right arm is raised, clutching a heavy sleeve that drapes downward, while her left bends at the waist to grasp more fabric. She wears layered robes over a muted tan clay body with traces of reddish pigment, the material emphasizing the swaying, dynamic curves of her pose.

Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Body)

100s CE

China, Sichuan province, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

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