Figure of Chicken

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Figure of Chicken

700-800

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

The Chinese have long associated specific animals with each year in a twelve-year cycle. This figure is part of a full set of twelve animals—arranged in the traditional Chinese order of right to left—including the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and pig.

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Object Details

Title:

Figure of Chicken

Date:

700-800

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Earthenware with traces of painted decoration

Dimensions:

Height: 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923

Accession Number:

1923-21-72a

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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