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.
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
