Capital Museum’s Year of the Dog exhibit highlights China’s Zodiac culture
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-02-11 16:31:14
A canine-themed exhibition heralding the upcoming Year of the Dog opened at Beijing’s Capital Museum on Feb 8, 2018.
The exhibition features relics from the museum’s collection spanning 2,000 years of history, including Han Dynasty (202BC-220) figurines and jade carvings from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Among them is a collection of 12 bronze animal heads - each representing an animal of the Chinese zodiac - that once adorned a fountain at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing.
The show also aims to present the audience harmonious relationship between humans and animals in traditional Chinese culture.
The exhibition runs until March 18.
Photos: GT/Li Hao
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A child pretends to feed a 100-yuan note to a bronze dog head at the Capital Museum on Feb 8, 2018. Photo: GT/Li Hao Visitors interact with a virtual dog on a large screen. Photo: GT/Li Hao Pictured is a ceramic house and pigsty unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220). A ceramic dog, pig and two roosters, a common combination of mingqi (funerary objects), were also unearthed from the tomb. Photo: GT/Li Hao This green-glazed ceramic dog is a representative work of animal-shaped mingqi. With glaring eyes and alert ears, it appears to be on vigilant guard. Photo: GT/Li Hao Pictured is a white jade sculpture of a mother dog and her puppy. Photo: GT/Li Hao Pictured are dog-shaped locks from the Republic of China era (1912-1949). Photo: GT/Li Hao Pictured is a pearl-decorated silver pocket watch featuring a hunting scene. Photo: GT/Li Hao Pictured are the “Year of the Dog” stamps issued in 1982. Photo: Li Hao/GT