first third 6th century
70 x 22 x 10 cm (27 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded, light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments and of gold leaf
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese