| Object Number | 29-127-1579 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese (uncertain) |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 1661 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Zodiac | Earthly Branches | Deer | Monkey | Ingot | Castanets | Rhinoceros Horn |
| Description | Obv. 加官进禄 jia guan jin lu (may office and salary be bestowed upon you). Deer with ingot above its head on the left and a pair of castanets on the right with a rhinoceros horn below them. The deer's saddle has a monkey on it which is a rebus for high official. Rev. Twelve earthly branches of the zodiac with corresponding Chinese character and animal (starting at the bottom, moving clockwise):辰 (dragon), 巳 (snake), 午 (horse), 未 (goat), 申 (monkey), 酉 (rooster), 戌 (dog), 亥 (pig),子(rat), 丑 (ox), 寅 (tiger), 卯 (rabbit). |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number | 11504 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number | 1661 - Other Number |
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