Circa 202 BC-220 AD An elegant and large grey earthenware Han Dynasty figure of a dancer. The clothing is typical,prising a flowing, long-sleeved robe, and shoes just visible under the folds of the hem. The figure retains the original white slip and there is additional decoration in red, umber, and black pigments to show the facial features and the hair, which forms a long pony tail down below the shoulders. The potters have succeeded in imparting a vibrant sense of fluidity, displaying realism in the stance and adding movement and dimension by the curves of the long draped sleeves. 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 apany this lot. For a similar item: The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1992.165.19. Size: L:550mm / W:230mm ; 5.1kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.