Finial in the Form of a Dragon Head
SculptureChinese

Finial in the Form of a Dragon Head

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Gilt bronze
Culture
Chinese
Period
Six Dynasties period, 220-589
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.8 x L. 5.7 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

Related Artworks

View More
Tomb model of a stove with two figures
Sculpture
Tomb model of a stove with two figures
Unknown Artist, 6th century

Stoneware with celadon glaze

6th centuryChinese
Funerary Model of a Defensive Watch Tower Set in a Basin Representing a Moat
Sculpture
Funerary Model of a Defensive Watch Tower Set in a Basin Representing a Moat
Unknown Artist, 2nd century

Molded brick-red earthenware with emerald green, lead-fluxed glaze

2nd century CEChinese
Head of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin Pusa)
Sculpture
Head of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin Pusa)
Unknown Artist, 8th Century

White marble

8th centuryChinese
Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Male Foreigner with a Falcon Perched atop His Wrist
Sculpture
Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Male Foreigner with a Falcon Perched atop His Wrist
Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

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 centuryChinese
Standing Buddhist Monk Holding a Vase
Sculpture
Standing Buddhist Monk Holding a Vase
Unknown Artist, 8th century

Gilt bronze

8th centuryChinese
One of a Pair of Standing Guardian Lions, Each with a Long-Stemmed Lotus Bud, from a Gilt-Bronze Altar Piece
Sculpture
One of a Pair of Standing Guardian Lions, Each with a Long-Stemmed Lotus Bud, from a Gilt-Bronze Altar Piece
Unknown Artist, 7th-first half 8th century

Gilt bronze

7th-8th centuryChinese
SMALL ORNAMENT (SEATED ANIMAL)
Sculpture
SMALL ORNAMENT (SEATED ANIMAL)
Unknown Artist, 20th century

Stone

20th centuryChinese
Standing Figure of Guan Di, God of War
Sculpture
Standing Figure of Guan Di, God of War
Unknown Artist, late 19th-early 20th century

Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under ivory-hued glaze and attached horse hair (simulating the figure's beard); with spurious impressed seal mark reading "Zhang Shou Shan" on the back

19th-20th centuryChinese
Head of a Buddha
Sculpture
Head of a Buddha
Unknown Artist, Northern Zhou, 557-581

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

6th centuryChinese
Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse
Sculpture
Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse
Unknown Artist, 1st century BCE

Lead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze, the head, hands, and trouser legs unglazed, with cold-painted pigments on the exposed body clay

1st century BCEChinese
CARVED STATUETTE IN BUDDHIST ROBE WITH FO CHARACTE R ON CROWN
Sculpture
CARVED STATUETTE IN BUDDHIST ROBE WITH FO CHARACTE R ON CROWN
Unknown Artist, 18th century
18th centuryChinese
Seated Female Musician Playing a Tambourine ('Luo')
Sculpture
Seated Female Musician Playing a Tambourine ('Luo')
Unknown Artist, 10th century

Gilt bronze

10th centuryChinese
Finial in the Form of a Dragon Head | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI