late 6th century
H. 61 x W. 34.7 x D. 30.3 cm (24 x 13 11/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
[C. T. Loo & Co., Paris, April 29, 1932] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1932-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Limestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseBronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 587
6th centuryChinese