Object Number | 92-1-30 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Daoist |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Zodiac | Daoist Sage | Tiger |
Description | Obv. Daoist sage and a tiger beneath a tree. Rev. Twelve earthly branches of the zodiac with corresponding Chinese character and animal (starting at the bottom, moving clockwise):戌 (dog), 亥 (pig),子(rat), 丑 (ox), 寅 (tiger), 卯 (rabbit)辰 (dragon), 巳 (snake), 午 (horse), 未 (goat), 申 (monkey), 酉 (rooster). Bronze disk decorated on both sides in relief, perforated at center by a round hole. |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1992 |
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