4. A set of green jade zodiacs:
Housed in the Palace Museum, the 12 Chinese zodiacs surround a square jade box and sit inside a rosewood box. They wear different and facial expressions and hold various poses - holding books, waving a feather fan and clenching their fists.
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File photo of jade zodiac figurine housed in the Palace Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily]
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The rosewood box features a poem by Qing Emperor Qianlong in official script. Each zodiac would have acted as a seal, although former the contents of the box itself are unknown.
5. A set of standing figures:
The standing zodiacs of the Tang Dynasty are half animal and half human, wear long gowns and fold their hands. They are the collections of Shanghai Museum.
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