Pottery painted female figurines with cymbals

[Female figurines with cymbals painted in pottery]

Female figurines with cymbals painted in pottery, Tang Dynasty, 20.4 cm high and 9 cm wide
The female figurines wear a bun with narrow sleeves inside and a half arm outside. Sit up with your hands holding cymbals and perform a percussion performance
This female figurine is wearing a long skirt in Ruyi, and the half arm is painted with color. It is likely to represent the brocade half arm made in southwest China
Cymbals, also known as “cymbals” and “bronze plates”. Percussion instruments. Round, convex in the middle, like a hemisphere, about half the diameter of the instrument. The two are combined into one pair, knocking each other and making a sound. Cymbals were introduced into China from the Western Regions during the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and became popular during the Sui and Tang Dynasties