Ca. 618-907 AD.A hollow-moulded terracotta female dancer depicted with her upper body slightly bent to the side, with her right arm up in the air, indicating motion. She wears a long flowing gown with her hands hidden in long sleeves. The lower part of the dress is red, and the bodice is cream. A long scarf hangs from her right arm. The dancer herself is carefully modelled, with her hair gathered into a fine topknot, pink cheeks, red pursed lips, delicate brows, and smiling eyes. Dance as an art form reached its peak in China during the Tang Dynasty, which is now known as the golden age of Chinese music and dance. Indeed, during this time The Great Music Bureau was created as a means through with to train musicians and dancers for the imperial court. For a similar see The Yale University Art Gallery, 1939.476.Size: L:315mm / W:180mm ; 1.25kgProvenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed before 2000 on the UK /European art markets.