Female Dancer 2nd century China 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 gaitThey hover about long and continuous, as ifStopped in mid-air;Dazed, one thinks they are about to fall…” Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7370. Female
Female Dancer 2nd century China 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 gaitThey hover about long and continuous, as ifStopped in mid-air;Dazed, one thinks they are about to fall…” Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7370. Female Dancer, Han Dynasty, Part 1 Play or pause #7370. Female Dancer, Han Dynasty, Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Female Dancer. China. 2nd century Earthenware with slip and pigment. Western Han dynasty (206 – 9). Tomb Pottery
Size: 1600px × 2000px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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