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wpe24.jpg (24761 bytes) Yellow-glazed flat ewer with dancing design

Northern Qi Dynasty£¨A.D.550-557£©

Unearthed at Anyang, Henan

Height: 17cm

Width: 16.5cm

Mouth diameter: 6cm

The body of the ewer is decorated with a dancing scene. A single male dancer in the middle is performing Huteng dance and three persons are accompanying with musical instruments. Huteng dance belonged to the minorities in northwest China and was popular in the Northern Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.


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