mid 6th-late 6th century
H. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseProbably limestone
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChinese