early 8th century
30.5 cm (12 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with amber-brown, lead-fluxed glaze
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th-9th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and oxidized silver leaf
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
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 centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted black pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded pinkish-buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChinese