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Summary
Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs
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| Title |
Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs |
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| Description |
The twelve-animal zodiac series—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar—signifies a traditional Chinese concept of time structured in a cyclical order. The twelve animals are also linked to the art of fortunetelling that underlies human existence in connection with the changes of the universe. The use of the twelve zodiac animals as tomb furniture suggests they provided a cosmological structure for the afterlife. |
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| Date | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gray earthenware with traces of slip | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Art |
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1972.76 |
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| Place of creation | China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Norweb Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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