• Dimension: Height: 23 in (58.4 cm) Width: 15 3/4 in (40.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $10000
• Estimate To: $15000

Possibly wall fragment from Dunhuang (Mogao Cave), Gansu, China. depicting a court dancer or apsara playing instrument,wearing a large bead necklace with celestial ribbons. Display within hardwood frame and stand. Possibly Tang Dynasty period.

展覽: 波特蘭美術館, 2011 來源: 洛杉磯/波特蘭格里森家族(Grayson Family)收藏


Compare the Dunhuang wall fragment in the collection of Harvard Art Museum, from the south wall of Mogao Cave 320, Dunhuang, Gansu province, with similar pigment tone and facial features. (Fig. 1)
Provenance: Property from the private collection of the Grayson family,Los Angeles & Portland
Exhibition: Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2011