10th-9th century BCE
13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Ex Norbert Schimmel Collection, New York; bequest to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Gray limestone
10th-17th centuryChinesePainted plaster cast of ivory original
20th centuryGermanWhite glass paste on black background
18th centuryBritishTerracotta with white slip
17th centuryItalianClay, unfired
Central AsianGlass, steel and steel wire
20th centuryAmericanClay with paint
11th-10th century BCEEgyptianStone
8th-1st century BCEEgyptianGlazed Meissen porcelain
AmericanCast and fabricated aluminum with chemical dye
20th centuryAmericanDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under ivory-hued glaze and attached horse hair (simulating the figure's beard); with spurious impressed seal mark reading "Zhang Shou Shan" on the back
19th-20th centuryChineseTerracotta