Twelve Zodiac Animals in Human Attire

Twelve Zodiac Animals in Human Attire
Twelve Zodiac Animals in Human Attire
(Six Dynasties-Sui Dynasty (581-618))

Twelve Zodiac Animals in Human Attire

DateSix Dynasties- Sui dynasty, 6th - 7th century
Mediumgrey earthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensionsobject (each): 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
ClassificationCERAMICS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of the Joseph Halle Schaffner Estate
Object number1973.85.1-.12
Subject(s)
  • animal
  • tiger
  • rabbit
  • dragon
  • snake
  • horse
  • goat
  • monkey
  • bird
  • dog
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Chinese
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Not on view
Collections
Lady with Bird
China
Tang dynasty (618-906)
Dog and Puppies
China
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE)
Horse with Lady Rider
China, Central Plains
7th century
Standing Horse
China, Central Plains
n.d.
Globular Pot with Alternating Motifs of Bull, Formal Trees, and a Row of Horned Animals
Pakistan, Baluchistan, Mehrgarh or Chalcolithic Culture
3500-2500 BCE
Tomb Tile with Scene of a Feast and Landscape with Animals
China, Shaanxi region
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE)
Falconer on Horse
China, Central Plains
n.d.
Photo courtesy of the artist
Miguel Angel RÍOS
1993
Four Saints
Raffaellino del GARBO
1500s
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