H. 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseBronze
ChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigments on a white ground
6th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with traces of gold on the drapery and red pigment on hair; brass base
19th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded brick-red earthenware with emerald green, caramel brown, amber yellow, and clear lead-fluxed glazes over white slip
14th-17th centuryChineseSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone, with traces of pigment. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
7th centuryChineseVery Pale green nephrite
19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChinese