Beautiful and exquisite indeed....

Oct 02, 2021,13:39 PM
 

and I have no idea whether it is a man or a woman...
but I marvel at how it conveys the dancing motion and the overall balance of the figuring...
the splay of the costume at its base nicely providing stability despite the tilting of the dancing action...
and this is from artisan craftsman some 2100 years ago...
Thanks for showing us... /W72

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Dancer man or woman ?

 
 By: teacher Sun : October 2nd, 2021-11:55
Western Han Dynasty, 154 BC, pottery figurines ...  

Lovely figurines...

 
 By: cshimokita : October 2nd, 2021-12:22
My guess would be man because of the costume, although I am far from an expert on 154 BCE fashion. The Rebellion of the Seven States (simplified Chinese: 七国之乱) took place in 154 BCE against the Han dynasty of China by its regional semi-autonomous kings, t... 

knowledgeable

 
 By: teacher Sun : October 2nd, 2021-13:27
You know a lot about ancient Chinese history. The owner of this sculpture is a monarch of a vassal state. After the outbreak of the rebellion of the seven countries, he was defeated and killed. Therefore, there are not a large number of funerary objects i... 

Dancer man or woman ?

 
 By: BigFatPauli : October 2nd, 2021-13:12
You can tell these days by their email signature. It could be they/them...

wow

 
 By: teacher Sun : October 2nd, 2021-13:28
Where she lives, there is no electricity and no e-mail.

Oh, so it is a she :)

 
 By: BigFatPauli : October 2nd, 2021-14:25

man

 
 By: teacher Sun : October 2nd, 2021-20:52
hair and clothes

Beautiful and exquisite indeed....

 
 By: W72 : October 2nd, 2021-13:39
and I have no idea whether it is a man or a woman... but I marvel at how it conveys the dancing motion and the overall balance of the figuring... the splay of the costume at its base nicely providing stability despite the tilting of the dancing action... ...