first half 8th century
H. 36 x W. 31.5 x D. 13 cm (14 3/16 x 12 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Gilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded pinkish white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
9th centuryChineseMolded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes and cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseMolded light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with amber-brown, lead-fluxed glaze
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted red, green, gray, and black pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese