T'ang Mask

Bone

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

White jadeite with emerald green markings; the stone of Burmese origin

White nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface

Gilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively

Bone

Gilt bronze

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment over white ground

Sandstone with traces of polychromy; from Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas