Kneeling Apsaras Playing a Drum
first half 6th century
Dimensions
H. 9.0 x W. 6.0 x D. 3.0 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, March 2, 1932] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1932-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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