first half 6th century
H. 74.8 x W. 42 x D. 20.3 cm (29 7/16 x 16 9/16 x 8 in.)
Bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 587
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseWhite marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseCarved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChinese