Dancer in a White Dress with Colored Leaves and Flowers

A standing female dancer in a white robe patterned with colored leaves and flowers fills a small painted panel mounted as a hanging scroll. She holds a small object near her waist, with a tall hairstyle and red sash, against a pale ground framed by a reddish floral brocade border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1661-1673

Medium

Color and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

895 × 2999 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art