Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=5F722EFBAAE5F97B0CA5F43FE446E1FF10BE6EDEC548A187A550F64666FC71A3&s=24247294&se=695599350&v=2&f=1972.76.9_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=5F722EFBAAE5F97B2C32D4DF9AD33753A2D86B51897838525AC91BC250A7EFE3&s=24247294&se=695599350&v=1&f=%5C1972.76.9det01_o2.jpg
Dec 3, 2009
Dec 3, 2009
Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Monkey (Sagittarius)
Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Monkey (Sagittarius)
500s
Part of a set. See all set records
China, Northern Wei dynasty
(386-534)
Gray earthenware with traces of slip
Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1972.76.9
Location
Download and Share
&media=https%3A//piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di%3Fe%3DFC31E14B72F2ECA8DBA418D4E119053A85803BBA5C35B911369CBA5CC689418D%26s%3D24247294%26se%3D695599350%26v%3D2%26f%3D1972.76.9_o10.jpg){kind=small}
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 fortune-telling 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.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.