early 8th century
30.5 cm (12 in.)
Sancai ("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 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 centuryChineseLight gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded pinkish-buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChinese