| Object Number | 29-127-1634 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 1675 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Zodiac | Eight Trigrams | Bagua |
| Description | Obv. The eight trigrams, bagua (八卦) with corresponding characters (from the bottom and moving clockwise): gen 艮 (mountain), zhen 震 (thunder), xun 巽 (wind), li 離 (fire), kun 坤 (earth), dui 兑 (lake), qian 乾 (heaven), kan 坎 (water). Rev. Twelve earthly branches of the zodiac with corresponding Chinese character and animal (starting at the bottom, moving clockwise): 子 (rat), 丑 (ox). 寅 (tiger), 卯 (rabbit), 辰 (dragon), 巳 (snake), 午 (horse), 未 (goat), 申 (monkey), 酉 (rooster), 戌 (dog), 亥 (pig). |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number | 11559 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number | 1675 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number |
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