first half 8th century
81.5 x 26 x 23 cm (32 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseYellow stone with brown markings
1st millennium CEChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze and with localized splashes of emerald green
8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-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 over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChinese"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 centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green, caramel brown, and cobalt-blue glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChinese