15th-16th century
H. 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Leaded bronze; lost-wax cast
10th centuryChinese"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with emerald green, caramel brown, amber yellow, and clear lead-fluxed glazes; unglazed areas with cold-painted pigments on a white ground
ChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze
7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green, caramel brown, and cobalt-blue glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli shiliu nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinesePolished stone with natural inclusions
20th centuryChineseGilt bronze with settings for ornaments of stone or glass (now lost)
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed glazes--the horse with hunter green, the detachable rider with caramel brown, his head, hands, and trouser legs unglazed, with cold-painted pigments on the exposed body clay
1st century BCEChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChinese