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.)
Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from niche outside of Yungang Cave 16, Shanxi province
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseGray stone, perhaps marble with polychromy over white ground
6th centuryChineseLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChinese