Title: Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac
Object type: Zodiac symbols
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: Overall (each approx.): H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Dragons, term: Roosters, term: Dogs, term: Goats, term: Horses, term: Monkeys, term: Pigs, term: Rabbits, term: Rats, term: Snakes, term: Tigers, term: Zodiac, term: Ox