Dressed wooden figurines with painted designs (singer and dancer)- Hunan Museum
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Dressed wooden figurines with painted designs (singer and dancer)
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Medium:Wood
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Dimensions: Height: 48cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province in 1972

As the substitutes of Xin Zhui’s (the occupant of the Mangwangdui Tomb No.1) servants in real life, this dressed figurine fully demonstrates the high artistic level in Han Dynasty, the delicate and refined style of South China, as well as the luxurious life led by Marquise of Dai.


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