first half 8th century
H. 49.8 x L. 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded dark gray toneware with bluish gray glaze
19th-20th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: Molded, brick red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel brown glaze, the detachable, unglazed tail and saddle molded in brick red earthenware, the detachable, unglazed ears molded in gray earthenware, the unglazed elements displaying traces of cold-painted pigments. Probably from the Chengdu region of Sichuan province.
2nd century CEChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseUnfired clay mixed with fibers and straw modeled over wooden armature; with polychromy and gilding
7th centuryChinese