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 cold-painted red pigment over white ground
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCarved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWhite marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChinese