first half 8th century
each sculpture: 12 x 18.5 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes and cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and oxidized silver leaf over white ground
8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChinese