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Set of Twelve Zodiac Animals Figures. China, 8th CE. Correlated with certain philosophical ideas popular in the Han period - the principles of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements - these animals are believed to possess the power of regeneration when put in the following order: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog, and pig. Earthenware with white slip. Each approx. H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm). Gift of Charlotte C. Weber, 2000 (2000.662.7a-l).
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART476333
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Image
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Public
Size
6770px × 3714px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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8th century CE
Animal, Specific
Ceramic
Figure, Sculpture
Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE)
Zodiac