White marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with applique elements and much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseLead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted red and black pigments over the glaze
7th centuryChineseHammered, assembled, welded, and highly polished stainless steel; edition 3/8; with incised signature of the artist (in Chinese) on the back reading "Zhan Wang 2001 3/8"
21st centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick red earthenware with emerald green, lead-fluexed glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
10th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
18th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChinese