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Brick Relief of Bell and Sword Dancing

25/220

Sichuan Museum

Sichuan Museum
Chengdu, China

Brick, approximately in square, model. Bas-relief. On the right of the picture, a shirtless man acting"Tiao Ping"(A kind of acrobatics using elbow to lift bottles into air) by left elbow and "jump ball" by right hand. On the left, a shirtless man performed"Tiao Wan", two hands are waving seven pills( throwing 7 balls into air). On the lower right a woman is dancing with holding a long shawl. On her left, a man holding a stick with his right hand, and he wants to play a drum to accompany. On his left the two musicians is playing a pan-pipe. The man and woman in the upper right are sitting on the ground , and they are watching the wonderful performance.

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  • Title: Brick Relief of Bell and Sword Dancing
  • Date Created: 25/220
  • Location: Collected by Sichuan Museum
  • Provenance: Excavated in Anren township of Dayi county, Sichuan province,1972.
  • 高度: 6cm
  • Width: 38cm
  • Length: 44.7cm
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