first half 8th century
H. 83.3 x L. 58.4 cm (32 13/16 x 23 in.)
Ex-collection: Edwin Mills
Molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseYellow stone with brown markings
1st millennium CEChineseSancai ("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 medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") family of wares: molded pinkish white earthenware with caramel-brown and pale-green lead-fluxed glazes (and with grooved spine for attachment of hair from the mane of an actual horse)
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
9th centuryChinese