T'ang Mask

Cast bronze (with much deteriorated lacquer coating and gilding). Sino-Tibetan style.

Wood with traces of polychromy over gesso ground

White marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.

Molded brick-red earthenware with emerald green, caramel brown, amber yellow, and clear lead-fluxed glazes over white slip

Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Earthenware with polychromy

Lead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded, incised, and applique decoration

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze and with localized splashes of emerald green

Gilt bronze

Light gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground