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29-127-1607

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-127-1607
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Iconography Tiger | Dragon | Zodiac
Description

Obv. 風雲際會 feng yun ji hui (meeting of wind and clouds) Tiger and Dragon. Rev. Twelve earthly branches of the zodiac with corresponding Chinese character and animal (starting at the bottom, moving clockwise):丑 (ox), 寅 (tiger), 卯 (rabbit), 辰 (dragon), 巳 (snake), 午 (horse), 未 (goat), 申 (monkey), 酉 (rooster), 戌 (dog), 亥 (pig), 子(rat).

Credit Line Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902
Other Number 11532 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number

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