Dancing Apsaras

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dancing Apsaras

Date
900s
Medium
dry lacquer
Culture
China, late Tang dynasty (618–907) to Five dynasties (907–960)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculpture was made from a rare technique involving alternate layers of cloth and lacquer, modeled on an armature or around a removable clay core.

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