Painted pottery figurines for male dancers

[Pottery painted male dancers]

Pottery painted male dancers, 11 cm high
From the perspective of the image and style of the pottery figurines, they are similar to those of the Han tombs in Shaogou, Luoyang. The terracotta dancers are made of gray pottery. They wear a small crown, a long coat, a large crotch, and their arms are omitted. It is like dancing with their hands on their back, twisting their waist to the right, leaving their crotch to the left, stepping on the ground with one foot, and lifting up with one foot. The beautiful curves of their bodies are hidden in their tight robes. This figurine is not big, and the craftsman did not make too much description of local details, but used a large freehand summary method to strongly and vividly show the dynamic rotation of the figurine, which can be said to be full of fun. This pottery figurine work of the Eastern Han Dynasty fully shows the superb artistic attainments of the ceramic artists at that time