first half 8th century
H. 101.5 cm (39 15/16 in.)
Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed face and hands
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("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 centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChinese