Ca. 618-907 AD A delicate figure of a female dancer wearing a long flowing gown with her hands covered in sleeves. The top of her dress is red, and a long shawl hangs from her left shoulder. Her upper body is slightly bent to the side, with her left arm up in the air, indicating motion. The dancer herself is carefully modelled, with her hair done up, 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. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.Size: L:320mm / W:160mm ; 1.08kgProvenance: Property of London Art gallery; formerly in a Somerset estate collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s-90s.