550 - 577
H. 33.5 x W. 25 x D. 19.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Limestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChinese