Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

Dancing, motionlessly, through time

An octogenarian sculptor's childhood experiences with her archaeologist father inspired her to devote her life to creating replicas of ceramic statuettes of women dancers from various dynasties, Chen Nan reports.

By Chen Nan | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-10 10:31
Share
Share - WeChat
Ceramic figurines made by sculptor and cultural relics restoration specialist Wang Qian that are based on Chinese relics from different dynasties.[Photo provided to China Daily]

A female dancer gently bends her knees as her eyes gaze at the floor. Another lifts her heel, raises her arms and tilts her head sideways. They are two clay figurines in a set of eight dancing women created by 80-year-old sculptor and cultural relics restoration specialist Wang Qian.

On May 14, Wang, who previously worked at the Xi'an Beilin Museum — which is home to over 10,000 precious stone carvings and steles — in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, visited the Beijing Dance Academy, a leading dance school in China, founded in 1954.

She has donated 105 sets of dancing figurines, consisting of 353 pieces, which she made from 2015 to 2020, to the institution.

They are replicas of ceramic dancers she saw in museums, books and photos. The originals were sculpted between the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Some of the originals are housed in such institutions as the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an Museum and Xuzhou Museum in Jiangsu province. Some others, unfortunately, only exist in books and photos now.

"I've always loved dancing, ever since I was a kid," says Wang, who started making replicas of dancing clay figurines in 2015 with art students at places like the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts.

"I've spent my whole life making clay figurines, and dancers are my favorite type."

Wang believes the Beijing Dance Academy is the ideal venue for her works.

"I hope the teachers and students will bring those dancing sculptures alive onstage, allowing more people to enjoy their unique beauty," she says.

1 2 3 4 5 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国内精品人妻无码久久久影院导航 | 12至16末成年毛片| 我要看黄色一级毛片| 国产真实伦实例| 一本到卡二卡三卡免费高| 曰批视频免费40分钟试看天天| 亚洲视屏在线观看| 老师好长好大坐不下去| 国产男女猛烈无遮挡免费网站| a级日本片在线观看| 插我一区二区在线观看| 亚洲av日韩综合一区二区三区| 边摸边脱吃奶边高潮视频免费 | 国产精品一区二区久久国产| 久久国产加勒比精品无码| 波多野结衣中文字幕一区二区三区| 国产va在线播放| 欧美xxxxbbb| 在线亚洲人成电影网站色www| 中文在线最新版天堂| 日韩精品一区二区三区在线观看 | 亚洲黄色网址在线观看| 老外粗猛长爽的视频| 国产情侣真实露脸在线| 影音先锋成人资源| 壮熊私gay网站的| 一本大道无码人妻精品专区| 日日操夜夜操狠狠操| 亚洲综合小说久久另类区| 国产主播在线播放| 国产麻豆入在线观看| 一个人看的www日本高清视频| 日日噜噜夜夜狠狠久久aⅴ| 亚欧免费无码aⅴ在线观看| 欧美精品videossex欧美性| 免费a级试看片| 美女扒开尿口让男人桶进| 国产人妖在线播放| 国产露出调教91| 国产精品免费一区二区三区 | 日产乱码卡1卡2卡三免费|