Buffalo Head

Buff sandstone with traces of pigment; probably from the cave temples at Yungang, Datong, Hebei province

Enameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli shiliu nian zhi" on the base

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Sancai ("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)

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

Lead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with degraded lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze

Molded medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigments on a white ground

Carved rhinoceros horn

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Leaded bronze; lost-wax cast

Yue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised details. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.