PHOENIX AND LION

White marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province

Molded, reddish buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground

Ming "sancai" (three-color) ware: molded brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald green, black, and clear glazes over white slip, the flesh portions with golden lacquer over the glaze

Wood

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

"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

Brick-red clay with pigment. Reportedly retrieved from Mogao Cave 110, Dunhuang, Gansu province

Malachite

Light gray stone (probably limestone) with incised decoration

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

Cast bronze