Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief
Unknown Artist
before 870
Medium
molded terracotta with slip coating
Dimensions
58 × 48.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of C. T. Loo
Accession Number
1921.263
About this artwork
This brick originally formed part of the exterior wall of the pagoda at the Xiudingsi Buddhist monastery near Anyang, Henan province. The Xiudingsi pagoda, datable before 870 by an inscription carved on one brick, is the only building that survives from the once large monastic complex.