first half 8th century
H. 49.8 x L. 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseSea-green nephrite with traces of pigment on the surface
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and oxidized silver leaf
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseYellow stone
19th-20th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
1st-3rd century CEChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze; the striped trousers and the top of the hat unglazed with cold-painted pigments on the exposed body clay
7th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseWood with traces of polychromy over a white gesso ground
13th-14th centuryChinese