8th century
H. 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Gilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th 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 centuryChineseGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green, caramel brown, and cobalt-blue glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChinese