SculptureChinese7th century

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Female Dancer

second half 7th century

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Molded brick-red earthenware with traces of cold-painted green, red, orange, and black pigments over a white ground

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Sculpture

Seated Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (Da Shizhi Pusa), One from a Pair of Bodhisattvas, Probably from an Amitabha Triad

Unknown Artist, 581 - 618

Limestone with polychromy and gilding

6th-7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Foreigner

Unknown Artist, mid 6th-early 7th century

Molded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground

6th-7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Humped Bull

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Bodhisattva Kneeling on a Double Lotus Vase and with Hands in Anjali Mudra

Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th Century

Gray limestone with traces of polychromy

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Bridled, Saddled Horse with Right Foreleg Raised and with Blanket under the Saddle

Unknown Artist, 7th century

Molded off-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over thin white ground

7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Helmeted, Armor-Clad Guardian Warrior with Pointed Boots, Standing on a Rocky Base, His Hands Raised to Waist Level

Unknown Artist, late 7th cent. - early 8th cent.

Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Buddha

Unknown Artist, second half 6th - early 7th century

Gilt bronze

6th-7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

One of Two Standing Court Ladies, Each with Upturned Shoes, a High-Waisted Dress or Skirt, a Shawl, and an Elaborate Coiffure Secured by a Headband, and Each with Her Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed within Her Sleeves

Unknown Artist, late 6th-early 7th century

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze

6th-7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Court Attendant with Upturned Shoes, 'Liangdang' Breastplate, and Official's Headgear, His Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed within His Sleeves

Unknown Artist, late 6th cent. - early 7th cent.

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments

6th-7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Ox and Two-Wheeled Carriage

Unknown Artist, 7th century

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

7th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Horned Monster Mask with Bulging Eyes, Bared Teeth, and Stylized Leonine Mane

Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted black pigment

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin Pusa)

Unknown Artist, late 6th cent. - early 7th century

Gilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo

6th-7th centuryChinese