first half 8th century
H. 49.8 x L. 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Light gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseCast bronze, Ordos type. From Northwestern China.
5th century BCEChineseMolded brick-red earthenware with emerald green, lead-fluxed glaze
2nd century CEChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with applique elements and much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze
19th centuryChinese"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with emerald green, caramel brown, amber yellow, and clear lead-fluxed glazes; unglazed areas with cold-painted pigments on a white ground
ChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseUnfired clay mixed with fibers and straw modeled over wooden armature; with polychromy and gilding
7th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground (the drum made separately from the stand on which it rests)
2nd-1st century BCEChinese