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

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Buddhist Monk Holding a Vase

Unknown Artist, 8th century

Gilt bronze

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Bridled, Saddled Horse, the Saddle Placed over a Patterned Blanket

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type) with His Left Hand Raised as if to Grasp a Lance or Spear, Striped Sleeves Billowing in the Wind, and Helmet Surmounted by a Long-Tailed Bird with Wings Spread, Trampling a Supine Demon atop a Perforated Rocky Base

Unknown Artist, 8th century

Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and oxidized silver leaf over white ground

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Boar (One of Two)

Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

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

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Guardian Warrior with Mouth Open, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors

Unknown Artist, 7th cent. - early 8th cent.

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

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

One of Two Standing Officials, Each with Upturned Shoes, a 'Liangdang' Breastplate, and a Military Official's Headgear Emblazoned with a Descending Bird, and Each with His Hands Clasped at His Waist and Concealed within His Sleeves

Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Horned Monster Mask with Bulging Eyes, Bared Teeth, and Stylized Leonine Mane

Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted black pigment

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Head of a Guardian Figure (dvarapala)

Unknown Artist, c. 735

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

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Bodhisattva Standing on a Lotus Base and Holding a Vase and a Fly Wisk

Unknown Artist, 8th century

Gilt bronze with settings for ornaments of stone or glass (now lost)

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Young Woman Wearing a Robe with Long Sleeves, Riding a Galloping Horse

Unknown Artist, late 7th-early 8th century

Molded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese