Flying apsaras from the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. These figures show movement flowing silk and the connection between dance and spirituality along the Silk Road
This image is of the Han coin, not an altarpiece from a monastery.
TA Tang Dynasty painting highlighting women’s layered silk attire and how clothing contributed to dance, performance, and cultural identity along the Silk Road.
A mural from Mogao Caves in Dunhuang showing a female dancing.
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