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Boar, Rat, Dragon, and Rooster from the Animals of the Twelve-Year Chinese Zodiac (Shengxiao)Middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800

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Four small nephrite jade sculptures of seated human figures with animal heads, carved in pale celadon and cream-white stone, each holding a different object

Unknown, Boar, Rat, Dragon, and Rooster from the Animals of the Twelve-Year Chinese Zodiac (Shengxiao), Middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl Holmes, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
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Title
Boar, Rat, Dragon, and Rooster from the Animals of the Twelve-Year Chinese Zodiac (Shengxiao)
Place Made
China
Date Made
Middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800
Medium
Abraded jade
Dimensions
.1 (boar): 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (5.4 × 4.13 × 2.54 cm); .2 (rat): 2 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (5.08 × 4.13 × 2.54 cm); .3 (dragon): 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 in. (5.4 × 3.49 × 2.54 cm); .4 (rooster): 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (5.4 × 3.81 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Holmes
Accession Number
M.71.100.5.1-.4
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art